The Denver Jewish news., 1922-05-24
THE HADASSAH OF AMERICA

Within comparatively recent period history
making discoveries They have discovered that personal
application easily with with become the back
ground We all the blessings of health
who will not take the trouble submit to the
sacrifices maintain it. Not the jewish
women America years established the Hadassah
with membership of 1885, and at the present day national or
organization inspired by Miss Henrietta Sold famous
communal worker who enged to offer the so
rowing people not only spiritual comfort but help that without
creed breaches q ard faith which reaches
all The hospital and I4adassah Is non
sectarian Moslem Christians, Jews alike
the work should appeal TO all women The opportunity came IN
1913 of Mr. and Mrs Nathan Strauss
he Hadassah trained to Palestine.
Hadasah unit of 45 to Palestine 1t this
Unit that developed the adash Medical Organization
which commands personnel of 4oo The three most inter
esting praced Palestine work among school
children care infants and the professional train
ing girls The Hadassah Medical Organization in
cudes physicians surgeons pahologss psychologists drug
gsts graduate pupil and the services of the hos
pital staff Medical Unit Jerusalem
has established four hospitals Palestine service
that throughout large of the country the North
and inspectors, psychologists under chief
from tho Rockefeller Institute work thru the country
lem of Is beds has been established fifth
hospital is to be opened in Haifa the port Tor
immigrants Palestine In Jafa the Medical Unit has hos
pital So beds hospitals and clinics in Tberas
furnish medical and sanitary service among the
the Of Chauzm and nthe schools Hebrew is
the language instruction There Hebrew text books
the pupils take mouth from the lecturers
and go parts the country spreading the teaching of
hygiene these class notes In Jerusalem there is
noted for its simplicity The first class Of nurses have
completed its three of training and are now replaced
by Palestinan girls.
few figures conserving the hospital and clinic work during
the year will interesting The report shows
5246 patients admitted in the hospital Of Jerusalem aa
afed Tbeas visits to the clinics $50 home visits
and 53,326 laboratory examinations
The Hadassah Organization physicians examine all
the port debarkation afa aifa an inspection
of the Unit supervses the sanitation of the immigrants receiving
stations 1t dnfects premises guards the water supply, dis
tributes qunne for prophyactc The
work among the most important work Of the Unit 1t
directs prevention of diseases of children particularly
trachoma. The Hadasah is therefore not only Pubic Health
Department established medical and sanitation
service in addition.
Hadassah in America thru its 280 sewing circles supplies
lrans the hospitals clinics in Palestine clothing
ETC. to the orpanage and orphans of that country The
Medical Unit keeps up welfare station, with milk dis
trutin center An American Miss Sophia
Berger is at of the Jewish orphan work Palestine.
Miss Sold Miss Berger in Palestine Thru their
forts this wonderful organization health with
care and protection and prove priceless bestowed
m the wones Zionist Organization Hadassah of America