About Hadassah, the Women’s Zionist Organization
January 9, 2011
Year founded: 1912
Founder: Henrietta Szold, an educator and publisher
Headquarters: New York
Why it was founded: To raise money to support health-care services for people in what was then Palestine and to call attention to the Zionist cause
What it does today: Raises money to support health-care, education, and youth programs in Israel and to support Zionist education, youth programs, public-health efforts, and advocacy in the United States
