Hadassah Medical Center
Importance of Hadassah to Israel
Letter Excerpts:
“ Today I got up & walked though Jerusalem on a Hadassah tour.
I saw the Hospitals including the new medical center”
— July 23, 1957 – night
The original Elite factory in Ramat Gan surrounded by open fields.
The same factory years later in the bustling city of Ramat Gan.
Today, a large residential building known as “Elite Towers” stands on the original Elite factory site.
History of Hadassah – Mt. Scopus & Ein Kerem
My parent’s group was touring the site in Ein Kerem, where the new Hadassah Medical Center was in construction in 1957. Hadassah Ein Kerem was built after Hadassah Mt. Scopus was forced to close after 78 Jews including 23 women were killed by Arabs.
Hadassah Ein Kerem opened in 1961 and was under construction in 1957. The youth group was shown where Hadassah would be building the Ein Kerem Campus. Israel recaptured Mt. Scopus in 1967 but it was not until 1975 when Hadassah Hospital on Mt Scopus was reopened to Jews starting with 100 beds. It was not until 1975 when Hadassah Mt. Scopus hospital was reopened.
The new Hadassah Medical Center
My Grandmother Fannie Jacobs award from Hadassah Hospital
My father’s 1957 photo of the beginning construction of Hadassah Ein Kerem.
Below it what was written on David’s comments of July 23, night
“Today I got up & walked though Jerusalem on a Hadassah tour. I saw the hospitals including the new medical center”
The group was touring the site in Ein Kerem, where the new Hadassah Medical Center was under construction in 1957. Hadassah Ein Kerem was built after Hadassah Mt. Scopus was forced to close after 78 Jews including 23 women were killed by Arabs on April 13, 1948.
Hadassah Ein Kerem opened in 1961 and was under construction in 1957. The group was shown where Hadassah would be building the Ein Kerem Campus. Israel recaptured Mt. Scopus in 1967 but it was not until 1975 when Hadassah Hospital on Mt Scopus was reopened to Jews. They started with only 100 beds.