Hadassah announced today plans for a nationwide celebration of the 78th birthday of Miss Henrietta Szold, American-born founder of the organization who is now in Jerusalem directing the Youth Aliyah movement, on Dec. 21. A birthday gift for maintenance and education of refugee children in Palestine will be sent to Miss Szold on that date.
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