| 释义 |
Hadassah|həˈdæsə|
[Heb., = myrtle, name of the Biblical Esther (Esther 2:7).]
An American Zionist women's organization, founded in 1912, which contributes to welfare work in Israel.
1913H. Szold Let. 15 July in M. Lowenthal H. Szold Life & Lett. (1942) 79 If we can keep up this folder propaganda as the winter's work of Hadassah, we shall be doing admirably. 1952S. Spender Learning Laughter vii. 100 In 40 years Hadassah has grown from being a small organization for training a few nurses, into a main channel for transfusing life-blood into a young nation. 1964D. Greenburg in Playboy Sept. 170/2 Your family..will expect you to be able to relate amusing stories which you have heard..at a meeting of the Hadassah. 1966H. Kemelman Saturday the Rabbi went Hungry (1967) i. 8 It fell off and I sewed it on myself. You were at a Hadassah meeting. 1972Times 16 Oct. 6/1 The letter..was addressed to a member of Hadassah, a women's Zionist organisation. |