Hadassah, Upper Midwest Region records
Scope and Content
This collection consists of administrative materials dating between 1916 and 2016 and includes meeting minutes, board directories, bulletins, newsletters, conference documents, programs, photographs, and scrapbooks.
Dates
- 1916-2016
Creator
Use of Materials
Open for use in the Elmer L. Andersen Library reading room.
Copyright
Researchers may quote from the collection under the fair use provision of the copyright law (Title 17, U.S. Code). Requests to publish should be arranged with the Upper Midwest Jewish Archives; please contact the archives for more detailed copyright information.
Historical Note
When Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America was founded in New York in 1912, Israel was not yet a state. Yet founder Henrietta Szold called for practical Zionism as she began proactive fundraising to meet the health needs of Palestine's people. Hadassah eventually grew to a nationwide social advocacy group engaging Jewish women to effect change in support for the people of Israel; currently there are 330,000 members and supporters nationwide. Their mission as a volunteer organization is to inspire passion for and commitment to its partnership with the land and people of Israel.
Hadassah, Upper Midwest covers various chapters across Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota with over 4,000 members, associates, and supporters -- current chapters include Cedar Rapids-Iowa City, Des Moines, Fargo, Lake Superior, Lincoln, Minneapolis, Omaha, Sioux City, Sioux Falls, St. Cloud, St. Paul, and Waterloo . The legislative concerns the organization is most interested in are women's issues, church and state, and children's issues; services provided include education on women's health, community service including literacy, tutoring, and partnering with Ronald McDonald House, leadership development training, and the Annual Jewish Women's Morning at the Capital. For more information, visit www.hadassah.org/regions/upper-midwest.
Extent
4.45 Cubic Feet (5 boxes -- (3 Paige boxes, 1 oversize box, 1 Hollinger box))
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection consists of administrative records related to the Upper Midwest region of Hadassah, a women's Zionist organization; the Upper Midwest Region includes oversight of chapters in Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota.
Arrangement
This collection is divided into series:
Series 1: Administrative materials
Series 2: Scrapbooks
Series 3: Photographs
Source of acquisition
Donated to the Jewish Historical Society of the Upper Midwest by Laurie Rosenwater, Executive Director of the Hadassah, Upper Midwest Region. Collection added to in November 2019 by Phyllis Harris.
- Federations, Financial (social service) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Fund raising Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Jewish women Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Social service Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Zionism Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Hadassah, Upper Midwest Region records, 1916-2016
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding aid created by Kate Dietrick
- Date
- August 2015
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Revision Statements
- December 2022: Revised to add newly found materials
- December 2022: Revised to include newly donated materials
Collecting Area Details
Contact The Upper Midwest Jewish Archives Collecting Area
