Hadassah Nationwide President Rhoda Smolow and CEO Naomi Adler issued an announcement on the morning of October 7:
“We awoke on Shabbat and Simchat Torah to the surprising, terrifying information that Israel is below lethal assault by Hamas and the nation has declared it’s at conflict. A minimum of 100 folks have been killed, with casualties anticipated to rise. Might their reminiscences be a blessing. Tons of of individuals have been critically injured, and the Hadassah Medical Group is already treating many wounded from across the nation. We’re additionally in contact with our youth villages, that are supporting their college students, workers and households and are standing by to absorb college students and households from the south.
“Precisely 50 years to the day of the shock assault by Egyptian and Syrian forces that started the 1973 Yom Kippur Warfare, Israel once more defends its sovereignty.
“We’re praying for the protection of our Hadassah household, our family members, those that have been wounded and everybody in our beloved Israel. Might peace come quickly. We stand with Israel.”
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