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The next day , May 15 , 1948 , armies from the five neighboring Arab countries attacked Israel . Though a young and struggling nation with limited military equipment and numbers of soldiers , Israel won its War of Independence . An armistice was finally signed in 1949 on the Greek island of Rhodes . Israel has been plagued with many other wars—the Suez War , also called the Sinai Campaign ( 1956 ); the Six-Day War ( 1967 ); the War of Attrition ( 1969-1970 ); the Yom Kippur War ( 1973 ); the war in Lebanon ( 1982-1985 ); the Intifada ( 1987-1993 ); and the Gulf War ( 1991 ) . Today , Israel is at peace with some of its neighbors , and it continues to work toward peace with others . Henrietta Szold , Hadassah , s Heroine Baltimore-born Henrietta Szold ( 1860–1945 ) was a strong and determined person . She was the first woman to study the Talmud and other holy texts at the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York . In 1909 , she made her first visit to Palestine . Troubled by the unhealthy living conditions of the children there , Szold returned to New York to form Hadassah , the national organization of Zionist women . For the rest of her life , she worked to improve health care and education in Palestine . Hadassah Hospital opened in 1925 . Today , it has two large hospitals and research laboratories in Jerusalem––one on Mount Scopus and the other in Ein Kerem––and continues to provide quality medical care . The Hadassah Medical Organization has served as a bridge to peace and understanding by treating thousands of Christians and Muslims from neighboring Arab countries . Students from 70 developing countries , including Guatemala , the Dominican Republic , the Philippines , Kenya , and Liberia , have graduated from the Hadassah-Hebrew University international public health program . The Israeli government has funded each student with a grant of $ 24 , 000 ! This program is just one example of Israel’s commitment to fighting world hunger , poverty , and disease . This is the Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center in Ein Kerem , Jerusalem .
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