[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 17 (Tuesday, February 26, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E210]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      90TH ANNIVERSARY OF HADASSAH

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                          HON. MELISSA A. HART

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 26, 2002

  Ms. HART. Mr. Speaker, today I would like to take this opportunity to 
honor the 90th anniversary of one of the Nation's leading 
organizations, Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America, 
paying special honor to the Greater Pittsburgh Chapter and the 
Aliquippa, Ohio Valley Group. In the past nine decades, Hadassah has 
become the largest women and largest Jewish membership organization in 
the United States with over 300,000 members and 1,500 chapters across 
the country.
  Founded in 1912 by educator Henrietta Szold, Hadassah has been 
dedicated to pursuing social justice, ensuring Jewish community, 
promoting a prosperous and peaceful Israel, and providing for the 
health, education, and well being of American Jewish women and their 
families. Of the many positive activities and humanitarian missions the 
members of Hadassah partake, their greatest achievement is their 
network of world-renowned medical and educational facilities in Israel. 
Their flagship project, the Hadassah Medical Organization, provides 
health care of the highest quality to numerous individuals from all 
areas of the Middle East, without regards to race, religion, or 
nationality. The Hadassah Medical Organization also provides training 
for health care professionals from all comers of the world. For 90 
years, Hadassah has supported peace and stability in the Middle East.
  In addition, the members of the Hadassah Pittsburgh Chapter, and the 
Aliquippa, Ohio Valley Group have been involved with a number of issues 
concerning women and the Jewish community in the United States. They 
have advocated a program for breast cancer detection and awareness, 
sponsored Jewish family programs, and encouraged civic participation on 
public policy through their Government Relations Unit. This is included 
with local support of the Women's Center of Beaver County.
  Finally, I would like to congratulate Hadassah and its members within 
the Greater Pittsburgh Chapter and Aliquippa, Ohio Valley Group for 
their commitment to helping numerous individuals, and improving the 
quality of their lives in the Middle East and across America. May they 
continue to advocate for peace and well being domestically and abroad 
for another 90 years.

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