Empowering Women U.s. initiatives
Luisa: our voices are heard “When they see us in the corridors of the Senate building on Capitol Hill, with our red Hadassah folders, everyone takes notice,” says Luisa Narins, President of the Harrisburg, PA chapter and passionate Hadassah advocate. “We open doors.” Despite the fact that Luisa was raised in a Catholic family in Peru, and is a Jew by choice, she is a typical Hadassah activist—speaking out fearlessly when and where it counts for social justice and humanitarian concerns. In the eight years since she joined Hadassah, Luisa has belonged to chapters in Salt Lake City, New York, and now Harrisburg. No matter that she and her surgeon-husband moved around...wherever she went, Luisa found “a group of fantastic Hadassah women, as concerned and committed as I was. Hadassah helped me express myself in ways that really make a difference,” says Luisa. “In Washington they know we are not just one-note advocates. We speak about issues that concern women, families, Israel, and the worldwide community. We advocate for pay equity, reproductive rights, equitable healthcare, peace initiatives, and more. Our voices are heard.”
Hadassah annual report |
| 2012
“Converting to Judaism changed my life,” says Luisa, “and joining Hadassah did too. I try every day to act on the Jewish values I believe in. With my Hadassah sisters I take my concerns for justice 14 to my community, and my state and national legislatures. I know I am making an impact.”
Hadassah’s initiatives
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next generation of leaders.
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