Hadassah founder of Hemrietta Szold was raised in Baltimore, MD, ny parents who encouraged education--even for a daughter. Her work to help Jewish immagrants started when she organized Enhlish-language and American-citizenship night classes to provide them with greater opportunities. But it was a trip to pre-state Israel, when she saw Jews living in camps without proper plumbing or sanitation, that inspired her to take action. In 1912, Szold founded Hadassah, the Women Zionist Organization of America, an organization that remains active today. In the U.S., Hadassah advocates on behalf of women's rights, religious autonomy, and U.S.-Israel diplomacy. In Israel it supports health education and research, women's initiatives, and schools and programs for underprivlaged youth.
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