17/02/2026
“Always be yourself. I am confident that this remedy will have a positive effect on you.”
Henrietta Szold, from a letter to a child in the Youth Aliyah program
Family Day in Israel is marked on the anniversary of the passing of Henrietta Szold - a woman who did not have a family of her own, yet became a mother figure to thousands. She founded the Hadassah Women’s Zionist Organization of America, established the “Tipat Halav” (Mother and Child Health Clinics) network, and led the Youth Aliyah movement, which rescued Jewish children from N**i Europe.
Family is not only the one we are born into, but also the one we choose and build - a circle of love, protection, and kindness.
On this day, we wish for all of us to cherish the families we grew from, and to continue working together for a better future for every child, just as Szold did.
In the photos: The ALYN family. Not the same biology - but the same heart.