Hadassah () means myrtle. It is given as the Hebrew name of

Esther Esther (; ), originally Hadassah (; ), is the eponymous heroine of the Book of Esther in the Hebrew Bible. According to the biblical narrative, which is set in the Achaemenid Empire, the Persian king Ahasuerus falls in love with Esther and ma ...

in the

Book of Esther The Book of Esther (; ; ), also known in Hebrew language, Hebrew as "the Scroll" ("the wikt:מגילה, Megillah"), is a book in the third section (, "Writings") of the Hebrew Bible. It is one of the Five Megillot, Five Scrolls () in the Hebr ...

. Hadassah may also refer to: *

Hadassah (dancer) Hadassah Spira Epstein (December 30, 1909November 18, 1992), professional name Hadassah, was a Jerusalem-born American dancer, choreographer, and instructor specializing in Indian, Javanese, Balinese, and Jewish dance. Credited as a pioneer o ...

(1909–1992), Jerusalem-born American dancer and choreographer *

Hadassah Froman Hadassah Froman () is an Israeli peace activist. Early life and education Froman was raised in Lavi, a kibbutz in the Galilee, in an Orthodox Jewish family with right-wing politics. After serving in the army of the Israel Defense Forces, Froma ...

, Israeli peace activist *

Hadassah Lieberman Hadassah Lieberman ( Freilich; born March 28, 1948) is the widow of former United States Senator Joe Lieberman of Connecticut. Life and work Hadassah Freilich Lieberman was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia (a past report erroneously stated she w ...

(born 1948), wife of US Senator Joe Lieberman *

Hadassah Rosensaft Hadassa Bimko Rosensaft (August 26, 1912 – October 3, 1997) was a Polish holocaust survivor. She is credited with saving thousands of Holocaust victims. Biography Rosensaft was born on August 26, 1912, in Sosnowiec, Poland. She studied dentistr ...

(1912–1997), Polish Holocaust survivor *

Hadassah Women's Zionist Organization of America Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of America is an American Jews, American Jewish volunteer List of women's organizations, women's organization. Founded in 1912 by Henrietta Szold, it is one of the largest international Jewish organi ...

, a United States Jewish women's organization ** ''

Hadassah Magazine ''Hadassah Magazine'' is an American magazine published by the Hadassah Women's Zionist Organization of America. It covers Israel, the Jewish world, and subjects of interest to American Jewish women. It was established in 1914. Esther G. Gottesm ...

'', a magazine published by Hadassah **

Hadassah Medical Center Hadassah Medical Center () is an Israeli medical organization established in 1934 that operates two university hospitals in Jerusalem (one in Ein Karem and one in Mount Scopus) as well as schools of medicine, dentistry, nursing, and pharmacology ...

, a medical center in Israel funded by Hadassah *

Hadassah (typeface) Henri Friedlaender (; 1904–1996) was an Israeli typographer and book designer. He co-founded the Hadassah Printing School and served as the first director of the school. Early life He was born in Lyon, France, in 1904 to a British mother, Ro ...

or Hadassah Friedlaender, a typeface for Hebrew * '' Hadassah: One Night with the King'', a novel based upon the Biblical Book of Esther

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