Nancy Falchuk ('62W) named National President of HadassaH

October 29, 2007

Nancy Falchuk, a native of Woodmere, accepted the position of National President of Hadassah in July of this year. She is a current resident of Newton Center, Massachusetts.

Falchuk graduated from Woodmere Academy and Russell Sage College where she earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing. Her 30 years of Hadassah involvement started in Woodmere, where she was raised in a home with a Hadassah focus.

Falchuk said that while she was exposed to diversity at Woodmere Academy, her broad perspectives mainly came from her home life. Her mother was a very involved member of the Hadassah community and organized Hadassah meetings from their home.

She previously served as the National Coordinator of the Development Division and a member of Hadassah’s National Board Honorary Council and Executive Committee.  Nancy was the Coordinator of Hadassah International from 2000-2004 and was Chair of the Hadassah 2000 National Convention held in Los Angeles. 

Her transition from National Coordinator of Development to National President has been easy, she said, due to the strong leadership in this powerful organization. “You’re only as good as the people you surround yourself by,” Falchuk said.

Founded in 1912, Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America is the largest women's, largest Zionist, and largest Jewish membership organization in the United States. In Israel, it supports medical care and research, education, and youth institutions, and reforestation and parks projects. In the US, Hadassah promotes health education, social action and advocacy, volunteerism, Jewish education and research, Young Judaea and connections with Israel.