Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America. San Francisco Chapter
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Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America. Central Pacific Coast Region. San Francisco Chapter
San Francisco Chapter of Hadassah
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found: NUCMC data from Judah L. Magnes Museum for Its Records, 1917-1984(Hadassah, San Francisco Chapter; Hadassah is a Jewish women's Zionist organization noted for its hospitals in Jerusalem and its contributions to public health; with the encouragement of Henrietta Szold, in 1917, Rose Rinder spearheaded the formation of a local San Francisco chapter; the group started with sewing and study circles: the Sewing and Supply Committee provided clothing for soldiers who were fighting in World War I and medical and general supplies for Palestinian settlements, and the Study Circle introduced its members to the ideals of Zionism through books and a series of speakers who shared their first-hand knowledge of Palestinian affairs; in 1918, the San Francisco chapter temporarily dissolved to unite with the district Zionist Organization of America)
found: Hadassah Central Pacific Coast Region WWW, Feb. 20, 2009(Central Pacific Coast Region/San Francisco Chapter; the Central Pacific Coast Region (CPCR; [no publs. in LC database]) consists of over 8,000 Hadassah members in Northern Calif., covering an area from the Calif. border to the north and Big Sur to the south, from the Pacific Ocean on the west to the eastern Calif. border, and also including Reno, Nev.; San Francisco Chapter is listed in "Our Chapters"; also called San Francisco Chapter of Hadassah; fd. 1922 by Mrs. Rowie [Rosie?] Rinder)
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2009-02-20: new
2009-02-23: revised
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