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Hadassah – The women's Zionist organization of America

image by Dov Gutterman

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Hadassah is the women's Zionist organization of America. It was founded in New York in 1912 and is named after the Hebrew name of Queen Esther. The organization was concentrating in establishing medical Institutes in Israel-land. They opened such institutes in many towns, the famous of them is Hadassah Hospital in Jerusalem. Side by side with this activity, the organization also opened youth villages and schools. The Hadassah flag is based on the Israeli national flag with its logo replacing the Magen David. The stripes are red (probably in order to reflect its role in the medical field) and the logo is blue.
The logo which can be seen in Wikipedia [retrieved, picture] contains the organization's name in the center of a Magen David, with its motto arokat bat ami (The Healing of the Daughter of My People; Jeremiah 8, 19–23) above. This motto was adopted in 1913.
Note that its website www.hadassah.org shows a new logo, but the flag that I saw had the old (?) one. [logo until 2014, logo since 2015, source: website]
Source: Author's own observation at Ne'urim Youth Village.
Dov Gutterman, 7 October 2007

"Hadassah: The Women's Zionist Organization of America" (HWZOA) is the largest Jewish volunteer women's organization in the U.S. It claims to have 300'000 members in 700 chapters spread throughout the U.S. It financially supports two hospitals in Israel: one in Ein Kerem (located 12 miles west of Jerusalem) and another on Mount Scopus (in northeastern Jerusalem). The flag features Hadassah's motto: Aruchat Bat Ami, meaning "The Healing of the Daughter of My People", and then says "Hadassah" in the middle of a Star of David. The motto is taken from the Book of Jeremiah (8:22) in both Christian and Hebrew Bibles (Hadassah information website: https://www.hadassah.org).
"Hadassah is a girl's name of Hebrew origin, meaning 'myrtle tree'. Symbolically, the myrtle tree is associated with peace, love, and prosperity. In the Hebrew Bible, Hadassah is also known as 'Queen Esther of Persia', who is noted for her faithful devotion to God and her sweet, docile nature" (source).

Photo Hadassah Flag (source)
Photo diagonal flag (seen in Hadassah hospitals in Israel, c. early April 2024, source)

William Garrison, 3 June 2024