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Henrietta Szold at home in Jerusalem, circa 1922. (Wikimedia Commons)
February 17, 2026, 1:23 am
Did the founder of Hadassah – Israel’s ‘mother’ – support a one-state solution?
In her biography, ‘Henrietta Szold: Hadassah and the Zionist Dream,’ author Francine Klagsbrun shows how the acclaimed activist fought against misogyny and for the rights of all children
By Rich Tenorio
A picture of Theodor Herzl on August 29, 2022, during celebrations of the 125th anniversary of the First Zionist Congress at the historic Stadtcasino in Basel, where Herzl convened the first congress that paved the way for the creation of the State of Israel. (Fabrice Cofrinni / AFP)
October 28, 2025, 5:21 am
Delegates descend on World Zionist Congress for largest-ever plenum on Jewish future
Some 2,500 reps from 42 countries set to debate hot-button issues like West Bank annexation and IDF conscription, pick leaders for institutions controlling over $1 billion
By Zev Stub
At the opening of the 42nd Jerusalem Film Festival on July 17, 2025, honoree Gal Gadot (second from left), her husband Yaron Varsano (far left), festival director Roni Mahadev-Levin (middle), Daniel Mimran, chairman of the board of the Jerusalem Cinematheque (second from right) and Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion. (Sivan Farag)
July 17, 2025, 11:51 pm
Jerusalem Film Festival opens, honors Gal Gadot and producer Lawrence Bender
Festival director Roni Mahadev-Levin says 42nd film event is taking place despite ‘an unrelenting wave of attempts to cancel, silence, and boycott’
By Jessica Steinberg
Doctors wheel a patient to safety after a building at Soroka Hospital was struck by an Iranian missile in Beersheba in southern Israel on June 19, 2025. (JOHN WESSELS / AFP)
June 20, 2025, 12:22 am
After devastating Iran strike, Soroka hospital closes to new patients, clears out wards
Health Ministry instructs hospital directors across Israel to minimize number of patients, discharge women soon after childbirth, over fears other medical centers may be targeted
By Diana Bletter, ToI Staff and Agencies
A woman wears a hat that reads 'Curb Your Antisemitism' during a rally against campus antisemitism at George Washington University on May 2, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images/AFP)
December 11, 2024, 4:51 pm
Survey finds antisemitism impacts daily life for two-thirds of US Jewish women
Poll of 1,000 Jewish women shows 52% felt the need to hide their identity, 33% experienced hate speech, and 22% were excluded from groups or events
By Zev Stub
Israelis demanding the continuation of fighting in the Gaza Strip, in Jerusalem, January 25, 2024 (Photo by Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
January 26, 2024, 1:52 pm
Daily Briefing Jan. 26: Day 112 – Hostage families protest, both for and against war
Political correspondent Tal Schneider talks about hostage protests and Qatari talks, as health editor Renee Ghert-Zand discusses injured Fauda actor Idan Amedi and new Hadassah prez
By ToI Staff
Rhoda Smolow, president of Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of America, visits Michael Elon, who was injured by a Hamas terrorist at the Zikim IDF base on October 7, 2023. Hadassah Medical Center, October 19, 2023. (Ariel Jerozolimski)
October 22, 2023, 1:11 am
Hadassah Organization heads double down on support for their hospitals during war
At Hadassah Ein Kerem on her 2nd trip to Israel since Oct. 7, president Rhoda Smolow joins CEO Naomi Adler to comfort the victims of Hamas’s brutality while raising emergency funds
By Renee Ghert-Zand
The selectees on Hadassah's list of 18 American Zionist Women You Should Know. (Photos courtesy)
May 9, 2023, 4:46 pm
Hadassah marks Israel’s 75th with list of ’18 American Zionist Women You Should Know’
Coming from a diverse range of identities and professional fields, selectees are united in ‘shaping the future of Zionism,’ the organization says as it releases the inaugural list
By ToI Staff
Dr. Tamar Elram, CEO of Hadassah Mount Scopus Hospital (Michelle Kuperschmit)
March 4, 2022, 1:15 pm
Podcast: How women are still building – and leading – Hadassah Mt. Scopus Hospital
We’re marking International Women’s Day by talking about leadership, important developments in women’s health and how the #metoo movement has affected the field of gynecology
By ToI Staff
Israeli security forces at the scene of an attempted stabbing attack near Jerusalem's Old City on December 19, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
December 19, 2021, 8:48 pm
Palestinian arrested over suspected stabbing attempt near Jerusalem’s Old City
In separate incident, Israeli bus driver suffers light injuries after rocks thrown at his vehicle near West Bank town of Hizma
By ToI Staff
Prof. Zeev Rotstein, CEO of Hadassah Hospital speaks during a press conference at the Hadassah Ein Karem hospital in Jerusalem on November 1, 2020. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
July 6, 2021, 11:37 am
Hadassah CEO Rotstein summoned for pre-dismissal hearing
After years of financial mismanagement, alleged corruption and disputes with numerous officials, medical organization’s chief faces the sack
By ToI Staff
US President Joe Biden speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, May 13, 2021. (Evan Vucci/AP)
May 26, 2021, 2:02 pm
US Jewish groups pushing White House to appoint antisemitism monitor
In quick response to letter asking for action, administration officials meet with reps from major organizations to discuss future measures including naming a Jewish liaison
By ToI Staff and JTA
View of the Jewish Agency headquarters in Jerusalem, November 29, 2016. Photo (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
October 21, 2020, 1:44 am
Hadassah, other groups delay right-wing takeover of World Zionist Congress
Legacy Jewish groups like Naamat, Maccabi, B’nai B’rith International, the Women’s International Zionist Organization and Emunah step in to delay contentious vote
By Ron Kampeas
Dina Kraft interviewing Sami Saadi, co-CEO of Tsofen, in Nazareth, November 2019, for the 15th episode of her Hadassah podcast, 'The Branch.' (Courtesy Mitchell Coopersmith)
December 11, 2019, 2:33 am
A veteran reporter examines Jewish-Arab relationships in ‘The Branch’ podcast
Dina Kraft talks to pairs of Jewish and Arab friends, colleagues, and workmates for a Hadassah project
By Jessica Steinberg
Workers from Hadassah Ein Kerem hospital protesting outside the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem over its funding crisis, February 9, 2014. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
July 17, 2019, 4:57 pm
Deficit soaring, Hadassah will require years’ more bailout payments to survive
Facing collapse in 2014, famed Jerusalem medical center was rescued and thrown a NIS 1.5b lifeline. Having strayed from recovery framework, its financial plight is again dire
By Avner Hofstein
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