President. today we celebrate the 70th anniversary of Hadassah. the Womens Zionist Organization of America (WZOA) founded on February 24. 1912 by Henrietta Szold. Hadassah has become the largest womens volunteer organization in America. with over 370.000 active members. and has been the cornerstone of international humanitarian service. Henrietta Szold dedicated her life to the education of people less fortunate than herself. In the late 19th century. young Henrietta established night classes to help refugees who were fleeing from the Czarist Russian oppression to assimilate more easily into American society. Her ideal of night school served as a model to other cities across America. Mayor Fiorello La Guardia told her years later.
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