In commemoration of Hadassah’s upcoming centennial milestone, Long Beach’s Tziporah chapter held a “ Stories to Share, Recipes to Savor” event on Thursday, January 12. Coordinated by Program Vice President Carole Pearlman, and Co-Chair Maxine Klein, six women, who were born and raised in foreign countries spoke about the trials and tribulations in their native lands. These Hadassah members representative of Paraguay, Greece, Germany, Czechoslovakia, Scotland, and Cuba conveyed their stories in a group discussion and through recipes shared in a cookbook that was compiled and distributed as part of the centennial program.

Hadassah, a volunteer women’s Zionist organization, which was founded in 1912, is the largest of its kind, committed to it’s mission to strengthen their partnership with Israel and ensure Jewish continuity through a plethora of programs they spearhead in Israel and in the U.S. In Israel, Hadassah initiates and supports pace-setting health care, education and youth institutions, and land development to meet the country’s changing needs. In the United States, Hadassah enhances the quality of American and Jewish life through its education and Zionist youth programs, which promotes health awareness, and provides personal enrichment and growth for its members. On its comprehensive agenda, Hadassah advocates for women’s issues spanning all streams of Judaism.