With longtime connections to Hadassah, the newly appointed executive director of HWZOA’s Israel offices feels like she’s ‘coming full circle.’

Fast credits Hadassah and its founder, Henrietta Szold, for saving her life when she immigrated to Palestine in 1936 as a member of Youth Aliyah.

Adler would like women from every generation to know they have a place at Hadassah, where she sees 'a path for each person to make a difference.'

It was Merna Shapiro’s passion for medical research as well as her Zionist convictions that motivated her to become active in Hadassah.

​Schwartz loves traveling as a representative of Hadassah, sharing stories of the organization’s achievements with the Hadassah groups she meets.

Lurie joined Hadassah Magazine in 1947, overseeing the publication’s transition from a newsletter to a magazine and was the first professional journalist to head the operation.

Deborah B. Kaplan, who served as national president of Hadassah from 1991 to 1995, passed away February 27, 2017.

The writer of the 2015 Ribalow winner—The UnAmericans—discusses the story behind her stories.