[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Pages 14855-14856]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




             RECOGNIZING THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF HADASSAH

  Mr. PRYOR. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the Judiciary 
Committee be discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 448 and 
the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The clerk will report the resolution by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 448) recognizing the 100th 
     anniversary of Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of 
     America, Inc.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.
  Mr. PRYOR. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent the resolution be 
agreed to, the preamble agreed to, the motion to reconsider be laid 
upon the table, with no intervening action or debate, and any related 
statements be printed in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 448) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:

                              S. Res. 448

       Whereas Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of 
     America, Inc. (referred to in this preamble as ``Hadassah'') 
     was established by Henrietta Szold on February 24, 1912;
       Whereas Hadassah is now the largest Zionist organization 
     for Jewish women, with more than 300,000 active members;
       Whereas Hadassah celebrated the 100th anniversary of its 
     founding on February 24, 2012;
       Whereas, since its founding, Hadassah has consistently 
     promoted the unity of the Jewish people and worked for the 
     betterment of communities in the United States and what is 
     now present-day Israel;
       Whereas Hadassah was nominated for the 2005 Nobel Peace 
     Prize for its ongoing initiatives to use medicine as a bridge 
     to peace;
       Whereas Hadassah conducts a wide variety of training 
     programs for medical personnel and students throughout the 
     world;

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       Whereas, in Israel, Hadassah initiates and supports pace-
     setting health care, education, and youth institutions;
       Whereas the world-class Hadassah Medical Organization in 
     Israel is renowned for cutting-edge medical research;
       Whereas the Hadassah Medical Organization is constructing 
     the Sarah Wetsman Davidson Hospital Tower at Hadassah Medical 
     Center as a gift to Israel, to be officially dedicated at the 
     Hadassah Centennial Convention in October 2012;
       Whereas, in the United States, Hadassah--
       (1) enhances the quality of American and Jewish life 
     through education and Zionist youth programs;
       (2) promotes health awareness; and
       (3) provides personal enrichment and growth for members; 
     and

       Whereas Hadassah helps support young people by providing 
     scholarships for students and educating disadvantaged 
     children: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) congratulates Hadassah, the Women's Zionist 
     Organization of America, Inc. on its 100th anniversary; and
       (2) recognizes the important contributions that Hadassah, 
     the Women's Zionist Organization of America, Inc. has made to 
     medical research and care, the health of communities, the 
     relationship between the United States and Israel, and the 
     continuity of Jewish heritage.

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