Hadassah Magazine is an Americanmagazine published by theHadassah Women's Zionist Organization of America. It covers Israel, the Jewish world, and subjects of interest to American Jewish women. It was established in 1914.Esther G. Gottesman a long-serving member of the Hadassah Board of Directors, is credited with developing the organization's newsletter into a widely respected, mass-circulation magazine.[1] The periodical made the transition from a newsletter produced by volunteers, to a professional magazine staffed by salaried journalists in 1947 under the leadership ofexecutive editorJesse Z. Lurie, a journalist who had previously worked for thePalestine Post and who would editHadassah for the next 33 years.[2]
The popular "Jewish Traveler" column began in 1983, with articles by an array of Jewish writers reporting on sites of Jewish interest in destinations worldwide.[3] In 1986, when the magazine had a circulation of 385,000,Hadassah banned cigarette advertising. The magazine's chairman, Rose Goldman, told theNew York Times that advertising tobacco was not "in keeping with the mission and philosophy of the organization."[4]
^Cashman, Greer Fay (April 14, 2017). "Journalist Jesse Z. Lurie dies at 103. Former 'Post' staffer was founding executive editor of 'Hadassah Magazine'". Jerusalem Post.
^Haas, Al (May 15, 1994). "The Jewish Traveler: Hadassah Magazine's Guide to the World's Jewish Communities and Sights (book review)". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
^"The Hadassah Magazine Jewish Parenting Book (book review)". The Globe and Mail. March 23, 1991.
