Hadassah OUT LOUD, Sept 9-11, Hilton Atlanta Airport Hotel

Hadassah Super South presents Hadassah OUT LOUD: Raising Our Voices Together, a tri-region conference from September 9th – 11th at the Hilton Atlanta Airport Hotel, Atlanta, Georgia. For registration, session schedule and hotel information, go to www.hadassahsupersouth.org/TriRegion 2022.

Special Hadassah OUT LOUD conference guests include Hadassah 27th National President Rhoda Smolow and Hadassah Grassroots Advocacy Director Lauren Katz who will advocate for women’s health equity, ensuring reproductive rights, combating antisemitism, and strengthening US-Israel relations. National award-winning Atlanta Author Melissa Fay Greene will discuss her book, “The Temple Bombing.” The Reform Jewish Temple bombing in Atlanta in 1958 changed the course of segregation in Georgia, opening a door toward conciliation and integration. Greene takes a unique perspective in examining the permeating phenomena of hate and antisemitism in that era and the present-day.

In a joint statement, Hadassah Southeastern President Michele Weiner-Merbaum, Hadassah Southern President Susan Smolinsky and Hadassah Southern Seaboard President Sharon Goretsky said: “Conference Co-chairs Linda Hakerem (Hadassah Southeastern), Jill Weinstein (Hadassah Southern) and Diane Bisgaier (Hadassah Southern Seaboard) have planned a powerful and awe-inspiring weekend, finding our voices, using our voices, and raising our voices together. Hadassah Super South stands 15,000-strong. We lead by example to advance women’s health equity, fighting hate and antisemitism. Utilizing education – Hadassah’s greatest strength – Hadassah OUT LOUD: Raising Our Voices Together will advocate for Hadassah’s key initiatives and values.”

Following the recent Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade, Hadassah OUT LOUD will amplify Hadassah’s unwavering support for full and complete access to reproductive health services and a woman’s right to make health decisions according to her own religious, moral and ethical values. Hadassah’s Reproductive Rights policy statement affirms “Hadassah has and will always will unequivocally stand for reproductive rights.”

Hadassah OUT LOUD Conference sessions include:

• Women’s Health Equity@ Risk
• Better Together: Building Intercommunity Relationships
• Evolving Zionism: A Contemporary View from a Young Woman’s Perspective
• Advocating for Yourself: The Art of Personal Empowerment
• Getting Medical, Political & Personal About Infertility

Said Hadassah Southern Seaboard Co-Chair Diane Bisgaier: “We are excited to introduce you to, and to learn from, the experts. Be inspired by and get to know our National President, Rhoda Smolow. Get insider tips on advocacy from Hadassah’s Lauren Katz; and elevate your leadership skills through games with Diane Taub and Deborah Wiskind. Engage with skilled professionals in medicine, law, politics, theology and civil rights. Join us!”

Said Hadassah Southeastern Co-Chair Linda Hakerem: “It’s time to think outside the ‘Zoom’ box and join us at Hadassah OUT LOUD. You can take the opportunity to network with Super South women representing three regions and many distinguished National Hadassah leaders. Join us and be part of an empowering weekend. After over two years of meeting online, this is your chance to once again, get ‘up close and personal.’”

Said Hadassah Southern Co-Chair Jill Weinstein: “We will leave this weekend with a greater understanding of the impact we can make for positive change: advancing women’s health equity, combating antisemitism, and strengthening U.S.-Israel relations. We will learn more about how to make our voices heard in Washington so we can advocate and act together for the issues we support. Hadassah OUT LOUD: Raising Our Voices Together is meant to educate, facilitate action, and inspire collaboration.”

Registration Information:

For complete details, conference registration, hotel reservations and sponsorship opportunities, visit www.hadassahsupersouth.org/TriRegion2022. For more information, please contact Hadassah Super South at 470-482-6778 or supersouth@hadassah.org.

About Hadassah Super South

Hadassah Super South encompasses three Hadassah Regions: Southeastern, Southern and Southern Seaboard, in Alabama, Arkansas, Northern Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.

About Hadassah

Hadassah, The Women’s Zionist Organization of America, Inc. (HWZOA), is the largest Jewish women’s organization in the United States. With nearly 300,000 members, Associates and supporters, HWZOA brings women together to effect change and advocate on such critical issues as ensuring the security of Israel, combating antisemitism and promoting women’s health. Through the Hadassah Medical Organization's (HMO) two hospitals in Jerusalem, HWZOA helps support exemplary patient care for over a million people every year and HMO’s world-renowned medical research. HMO serves without regard to race, religion or nationality and earned a Nobel Peace Prize Nomination in 2005 for building “bridges to peace.” Additionally, HWZOA supports several Youth Aliyah villages that set at-risk children in Israel on the path to a successful future. For more information, visit www.hadassah.org or follow Hadassah on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter.