San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-04
To ASK FUNDS
FOR PALESTINE
MEDICAL WORK
San Antonians Requested to
Give $4,000 Toward
S450,000 Budget.
AID 10000 CHILDREN
Sanitation and Health Units
Carrying on Great Cam
paign in Holy Land.

San Antonio will be asked, within the
next two weeks, to aid in carrying health
and sanitation to Palestine, when the
local Hadassah Chapter launches cam
paign to secure this city's share Of
S450,000 fund that is being raised
throughout the country to support the
work of Hadassah, the Women's Zion
list Organization.
The campaign will be conducted by
committee of local women, who have
hitherto been busy making garments
for orphans and needy babies OF the
Holy Land. They will campaign among
both Jews and non-Jews, since the work
of Hadassah is non-sectarian, and in
Palestine, Jew. Christian, and Moham-
medan enjoy the benefits of this or
ranization's work. Mrs. NJ. Goot, 7S6
West Marshall street will head. the 10
cal campaign. Mrs. B. H. Alberts, So
Denver boulevard is treasurer. San
Antonio's quota is about $4,000.
Hadassah was organized just before
the war, with 1913 members who raised
sufficient funds to send two nurses to
Palestine to give prenatal and maternity
care to the women of Palestine, and to
combat trachoma, a disease which
through neglect was causing blindness
among the school children of Palestine.
Treat About 10000 Children.
The work of these two nurses grew
20 vastly larger proportions when in
1918. Hadassah supported the Ameri-
can Zionist Medical Unit of As physl-
clans, nurses and sanitarians sent to
Palestine asa war emergency service.
The war ended, the unit became the
Hadassah Medical Organization, en-
pioying over 400 doctors, nurses, pupil
nurses, sanitariums, dentists, druggists,
orderlies and other attendants who
work in five hospitals, many clinics,
field hospitals for immigrants and work
men, medical circuits in the Jewish
colonies and schools, and two infant
welfare stations. In addition a nurses
training school is maintained in Jeru-
salem, giving a three-year theoretical
and practical course in modern methods
of nursing. While this school teaches
Palestinian pupil nurses and its in
struction is in the Hebrew language,
American methods are the standards.
Hadassah nurses and doctors inspect
and treat 10000 school children in many
parts of Palestine for trachoma and
skin diseases, and the care Of mothers
in and before childbirth is still an I'm
portant phase of its work. This work
is entirely non-sectarian in its scope,
while the funds to maintain it are con-
tributed principally by American Jews.
Haddassah sewing circles in this city
and in other parts of the United States
have provided for the war orphans Of
Dolo.t;po ond tho HadaSSah Medical
Organization linens, blankets, clothing,
shoes sweaters, layettes, and other nee
essities valued during this past year
alone at SCI 900. About two hundred
orphans ahe being wholly supported by
Ne Junior Hadassah Organization.
Prominent Persons Praise Work.
Public officials in this country, and
in Europe. philanthropists, and prom
inent officials, are among those who
have heartily commended the work OF
Hadassah.
Among those who have praised it ar
Supreme Court Justice Louis D. Bran
deis, General Allenby, commander-ir
chief of the British forces in Pales
tine, Sir Herbert Samuel, high commits
sioner Of Palestine, Chain Weizman anC
Nahum Sokolow, distinguished Zionis
leaders, Adolph S. Ochs. publisher o
fhe New York Times, Rabbi StepheI
4. Wise, Nathan Straus, Judge Julial
Mack, and other noted men and women
Kiss Henrietta Sold, honorary presi
.ent of Hadassah, is in Palestine al
crescent, directing the work there. Miss
Alice L. Seligsberg is national president
and the Offices of the organization ar