Hadassah costume party, St. Paul (4419480538)

Founded in 1912, Hadassah is the second-oldest independent Jewish women's organization in the United States. Hadassah draws on both the ideology of Zionism and on women's sense of social responsibility to elicit support for Israel, youth activities and educational services. National programs that were implemented in Minnesota included "linen showers" for medical units, money collection for school lunch programs in Palestine, and providing Jewish-German children foster-homes in Palestine during WWII. Members also made time to play and socialize, as a series of photos of Hadassah social events makes plain.
Date: 1920
Source: 20.3 cm x 25.4 cm
Format: Black and white photo
Subject: Sports and recreation; Women's organizations; Hadassah; Costume parties
Coverage: St. Paul; Ramsey; Minnesota; United States
Local Identifier: P156
Link to our record: http://reflections.mndigital.org/u?/jhs,128

From the Steinfeldt Photography Collection of the http://www.jhsum.org.