Definitions for "HADASSAH"
Jewish women's Zionist organization headquartered in the United States.
(hah-DAS-sah) Literally, “myrtle tree,” but also a Jewish woman’s charitable organization and a famous hospital in Jerusalem, both of which are named after the heroine in the book of Esther (Hadassa was also known as Esther) from which comes the story of the holiday, Purim.
Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America, is a volunteer women's organization of 300,000, founded in 1912 by Henrietta Szold, American Jewish scholar and activist.