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On her return home, Freund-Rosenthal was asked to speak to hadassah groups about her visit, and in 1940, she was asked to join the national board of Hadassah.
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Hadassah is just an easy way to funnel bribes to Joe ... she is his bagwoman!
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The reveation that Hadassah is in concert with her husband in his opposition to the public option regarding health care reform while serving as spokeswoman for the Komen cure for breast cancer is incongruous and contradictory.
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According to the second direction, Esther was her real name, and she is so named throughout the Book of Esther; accordingly, the name Hadassah needs further explanation.
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The Canadians assumed the name Hadassah-WIZO, which indicated not only their dual origins, but also the role Canada so often played as a bridge between Britain and the United States.
Canada: From Outlaw to Supreme Court Justice, 1738-2005. 2009
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On June 19, 1914, Hadassah held its first national convention in Rochester, New York, where it officially adopted the name Hadassah and its purpose: “to promote Jewish institutions and enterprises in Palestine and to foster Zionist ideals in America.”
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(Hadassah is the name of the Women’s Zionist Organization of America).
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(Hadassah is the name of the Women’s Zionist Organization of America). —
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According to the story, it refers to Queen Esther, also known as Hadassah; she saved the Persian Jews from genocide in the 4th century B.C.
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In contrast, the BT also cites a tradition that Esther had a “greenish [sallow]” complexion, and therefore was called Hadassah; according to this tradition, Ahasuerus was drawn to her because she was endowed with great charm (BT Megillah loc. cit.).
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