Rose Matzkin, the 15th national president of Hadassah, died Monday at 88 after a lengthy illness. After holding numerous positions within Hadassah, Matzkin served as its president from 1972-1976, when she oversaw the opening of the Hadassah hospital on Mt. Scopus.
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