Rose Luria Halprin (1896–1978) was an American Zionist leader and National President of the

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. In addition to her two terms as Hadassah president, she also served on the

Zionist General Council Zionist General Council (ZGC) ( he, הוועד הפועל הציוני) (HaVa'ad HaPoel HaTzioni) is the supreme institution of the Zionist movement. The ZGC was established in 1921 following a decision reached at the 11th World Zionist Congres ...

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, American Jewish Conference, and the

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. As part of the American section for the Jewish Agency, she was involved in discussions that led to the establishment of the State of Israel.

Personal life

Halprin was born on April 11, 1896, in New York to Pesach (Philip) Luria, a silverware dealer, and Rebecca (Isaacson) Luria. She attended the Teachers Training School of the

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from 1912–1913,

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in 1914, and

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from 1929–1931. She married Samuel W. Halprin and had two children,

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, a landscape architect, designer, and teacher, and Ruth Kaslove, who became a Hadassah leader in her own right. She is a grandmother to

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, a former actress mainly known for her lead role in

Michelangelo Antonioni Michelangelo Antonioni (, ; 29 September 1912 – 30 July 2007) was an Italian filmmaker. He is best known for directing his "trilogy on modernity and its discontents"—''L'Avventura'' (1960), ''La Notte'' (1961), and ''L'Eclisse'' (1962 ...

's film ''

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''. She died at Mount Sinai Hospital in

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on January 8, 1978.

Hadassah

Halprin served her first term as National President from 1932–1934. After her term, she and her family moved to Palestine and operated as the liaison between Hadassah in Israel and the Hadassah National Office from 1934–1939. While in Palestine, she helped oversee the building of the

Hadassah Medical Organization Hadassah Medical Center ( he, הָמֶרְכָּז הָרְפוּאִי הֲדַסָּה) is an Israeli medical organization established in 1934 that operates two university hospitals in Jerusalem – one in Ein Karem and one in Mount Scopus –, ...

's new hospital complex on

Mount Scopus Mount Scopus ( he, הַר הַצּוֹפִים ', "Mount of the Watchmen/ Sentinels"; ar, جبل المشارف ', lit. "Mount Lookout", or ' "Mount of the Scene/Burial Site", or ) is a mountain (elevation: above sea level) in northeast Je ...

. She returned to the United States in 1939 and served her second term as National President from 1947–1952. She led the organization through Hadassah convoy massacre and established temporary locations for the hospital facilities when Israeli forces lost Mount Scopus.

References

External links

Guide to the Hadassah Archives on Long-term Deposit
at the

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