Barbara Goldstein, Deputy Executive Director of Hadassah Israel (left) with Zeev Bielski Chairman of the jewish Agency (Top)

Hadassah, the Women’s Zionist Organization of America has provided Youth Aliyah villages with a major donation above and beyond its regular annual contribution. The funds are being channeled to the Jewish Agency through Hadassah’s Special Emergency War Campaign, which was launched at the organization’s National Convention in Nashville, Tennessee in the summer. “Hadassah has once again shown what an important strategic partner it is for Youth Aliyah,” said Eitan Shaul, Director of Youth Aliyah Villages who attended the convention in Nashville.

Barbara Goldstein, Deputy Executive Director of Hadassah Israel office and a former Youth Aliyah Chair said, “Youth Aliyah will be one of the major recipients of our emergency war aid. We are proud of the partnership that we have built with Youth Aliyah and the Jewish Agency. This cooperation is a model for other major organizations throughout the Jewish world.

” The additional funds have been given to Hadassah Neurim to cover the extra expenses incurred by the war and the summer camps it held for new immigrants who were evacuated from the north. Some of the funds will also be used for renovating the kitchen, dining room and dormitory facilities at the residential village. Hadassah will also provide funding to Ramat Hadassah Szold so that food packages can be regularly sent to 10 families of impoverished students who live in cities badly affected by the war.

Hadassah has also given generous support to Hadassah Neurim’s jewelry workshop and economic empowerment program for Ethiopian students by placing orders for items made by the village’s students. June Walker, Hadassah President and Leah Reicin, National Chair Youth Aliyah were the first to purchase items made at Hadassah-Neurim,which were on sale in Nashville and several past presidents are also the proud owners of jewelry made at the village. So many orders for Hadassah Neurim jewelry were placed at the convention that the village’s students have a backlog, which will take them months to fulfill.