{"id":1293,"date":"2016-09-28T15:32:40","date_gmt":"2016-09-28T15:32:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjhblog.cjh.org\/index.php\/2016\/09\/28\/united-in-history-united-in-destiny\/"},"modified":"2016-09-28T15:32:40","modified_gmt":"2016-09-28T15:32:40","slug":"united-in-history-united-in-destiny","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.cjh.org\/index.php\/2016\/09\/28\/united-in-history-united-in-destiny\/","title":{"rendered":"United in History, United in Destiny"},"content":{"rendered":"

By
\nRachel Harrison<\/h2>\n

The
\nAnnual and Mid-Winter National Conventions Records in the Hadassah Archives, RG
\n3<\/a>, currently on long-term deposit at the American Jewish Historical
\nSociety, contain numerous documents related to Hadassah\u2019s annual
\nconventions, the first of which was held in June 1914 in Rochester, NY, and
\nwhich are still being held as of this writing (2016). At the conventions,
\nmembers of the National Board and regional delegates gather together for
\nseveral days to learn about Hadassah\u2019s various medical and fundraising projects
\nand committees, attend educational programs, listen to speakers, and to vote on
\nvarious policy items. The convention records track topics of importance to
\nHadassah across a century and offer a unique view into the changing social and
\npolitical landscape in the United States, Israel, and beyond during this time. <\/p>\n

Speakers
\nand attendees at Hadassah conventions include American and Israeli diplomats
\nand politicians and other public figures such as Mordecai Kaplan, Dr. Michael
\nBluestone, Betty Ford, Eleanor Roosevelt, Mamie Eisenhower, Arthur Lourie, Abba
\nEban, Moshe Sharett, Golda Meir, Gisela Warburg Wyzanski, Nahum Goldmann,
\nHillary Rodham Clinton, Louis Lipsky, Henrietta Szold, Reinhold Niebuhr,
\nFiorello La Guardia, Hubert Humphrey, Helen Keller, Jacob Javits, David
\nBen-Gurion, Harry Truman, Miriam Freund, and many others.<\/p>\n

\"image\"<\/figure>\n
\n

Eleanor
\nRoosevelt speaking at the 1934 Annual Convention in Washington, D.C. <\/i>Hadassah Archives on Long-term Deposit at the American Jewish
\nHistorical Society, I-578, RG 18\u2014Photographs; Box 78<\/i>;
\nFolder 3; American Jewish Historical Society, New York, NY<\/i><\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u00a0Delegates
\nvoted on various policy items relating to Zionist, Jewish and American foreign
\npolicy, events in the Middle East, Jewish education in the United States, the
\nrelationship between American Jews and Israel, and Hadassah\u2019s reaction to such
\nevents as the partition of Palestine, the rise of Nazism, and the proclamation
\nof statehood for Israel. <\/p>\n

\"image\"<\/figure>\n
\n

National
\nBoard members and delegates meet Mamie Eisenhower at the 1953 Annual Convention
\nin Washington, D.C. <\/i>Hadassah Archives on
\nLong-term Deposit at the American Jewish Historical Society, I-578, RG
\n18\u2014Photographs; <\/i>Box
\n78; Folder 16; American Jewish Historical Society, New York, NY<\/i><\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\"image\"<\/figure>\n
\n

Delegates
\nfrom the 1953 Annual Convention called upon members of Congress to protest the
\nState Department\u2019s withdrawal of aid to Israel. <\/i>Hadassah
\nArchives on Long-term Deposit at the American Jewish Historical Society, I-578,
\nRG 18\u2014Photographs; <\/i>Box
\n78; Folder 16; American Jewish Historical Society, New York, NY<\/i><\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Hadassah
\nalso gave out several awards and special certificates at their Annual
\nConventions and Midwinter Conferences. Among these is the Henrietta Szold
\nAward, Hadassah\u2019s highest honor. Winners have included politicians, scholars,
\nscientists, activists, artists, and philanthropists. <\/p>\n

\"image\"<\/figure>\n
\n

Refusenik
\nIda Nudel, who was awarded the Henrietta Szold Award in absentia at the 1981
\nAnnual Convention, receives her award in person at the 1989 Midwinter
\nConference from Carmela Kalmanson, National President of Hadassah. <\/i>Hadassah Archives on Long-term Deposit at the American Jewish
\nHistorical Society; I-578, RG
\n18\u2014Photographs, Subgroup <\/i>3: Conventions; Box 83; Folder 1;
\nAmerican Jewish Historical Society, New York, NY<\/i><\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The
\nconventions took place annually, producing reports, proceedings, speeches, meeting
\nminutes, and more. These records allow for a remarkable view into the topics of
\nthe times, one surely of interest to researchers today and well into the
\nfuture. <\/p>\n

From
\n2015-2016, Center archivists processed the Hadassah Archives on Long-Term
\nDeposit at the American Jewish Historical Society (AJHS) thanks to the generous
\nsupport of the Leon Levy Foundation. The Hadassah Archives measures over 1,500
\nlinear feet and is one of the most frequently used collections at AJHS. <\/i><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n

Rachel Harrison is an Archivist at the Center for Jewish History. All photos are from the Annual and Mid-Winter National
\nConventions Records in the Hadassah Archives, RG 3. Title refers to the 1991
\nConvention theme.<\/i><\/p>\n

#Out
\nof the Archives #collection services #american jewish historical society
\n#American Jewish Historical Society Collections #AJHS Collections #Hadassah<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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