{"id":43500,"date":"2018-06-08T16:27:10","date_gmt":"2018-06-08T22:27:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/?p=43500"},"modified":"2018-06-08T19:53:12","modified_gmt":"2018-06-09T01:53:12","slug":"hadassah-bestows-honorary-title-on-lazelle-alexander","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/hadassah-bestows-honorary-title-on-lazelle-alexander\/","title":{"rendered":"Hadassah bestows honorary title on Lazelle Alexander"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By ALAN SMASON,&nbsp;<em>Exclusive to the CCJN<\/em><\/p>\n<p>With grace, charm and her usual efficiency, Lazelle Alexander was honored by her fellow Greater New Orleans Chapter of Hadassah members in a grand&nbsp;gesture granted only three times previously. By accepting the title of honorary vice president, Alexander became the only living&nbsp;member of Hadassah to be so recognized.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_43552\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_7862-1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-43552\" class=\"wp-image-43552 size-medium lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_7862-1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_7862-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_7862-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_7862-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/225;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-43552\" class=\"wp-image-43552 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_7862-1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_7862-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_7862-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_7862-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-43552\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lazelle Alexander thanks Hadassah members for chapter naming her as an honorary vice president . (Photo by Alan Smason)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The event held on Sunday, June 3 at Ralph&#8217;s at the Park honored Lazelle, a past president, for her tireless work through many decades and especially for all of the mailings she has handled for the chapter in more recent years.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Previous honorary vice president titles were bestowed by the local chapter to three former presidents &#8211; Rosalie Cohen,&nbsp;Libbye&nbsp;Gordon and Cecile Levine, &#8211; all of blessed memory. Patti Ungar, a former Hadassah president herself, recounted the heralded work of all the previous honorees and then spoke about Alexander&#8217;s remarkable and dedicated career.<\/p>\n<p>Ungar credited Lazelle&#8217;s outreach through mailings with having been responsible for Hadassah reaching a goal of $70,000 for breast cancer research and other women&#8217;s programs they have shepherded.<\/p>\n<p>Alexander, with the aid of &#8220;her extremely capable daughter Becky,&#8221;&nbsp; Ungar acknowledged, has also been responsible for sending out copious emails too. &#8220;Our communication is only as good as our ability to reach out to our members,&#8221; Ungar stated, pointing out that Alexander&#8217;s efforts have been stellar through the years.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_43553\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_7861.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-43553\" class=\"wp-image-43553 size-medium lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_7861-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_7861-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_7861-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_7861-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/225;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-43553\" class=\"wp-image-43553 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_7861-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_7861-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_7861-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_7861-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-43553\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lazelle Alexander speaks on June 3, 2018 at Ralph&#8217;s at the Park. (Photo by Alan Smason)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Hadassah members bestowed several gifts upon Alexander including a commemorative plaque and a piece of Judaica which incorporated the Magen David and the all-seeing eye. &#8220;You&#8217;re an extraordinary woman who has served Hadassah New Orleans during extraordinary times,&#8221; Ungar said.<\/p>\n<p>Ungar noted Alexander&#8217;s previous awards as a Woman of Valor,&nbsp;the National Leadership Award and the Southern Region Woman of the Year.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Alexander called the title &#8220;an incredible honor.&#8221; She said she considered the three previous recipients. &#8220;I was fortunate to know all three (previous recipients): Roasalie, Cecile and Libbye,&#8221; she acknowledged. &#8220;They had many things in common: their love for Israel, their love for Hadassah, their love for their family and their love for their community,&#8221; she continued.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I also want to point out they all lived into their nineties,&#8221; she jested with the crowd. &#8220;I&#8217;m taking this as a very good sign.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Alexander revealed that a number of her cherished possessions had been lost to the floodwaters associated with the levee breaks caused by the passing of Hurricane Katrina. One of these was a letter from her mother advising her that a young Dan Alexander, the man destined to become her future husband, was interested in seeing her.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I really think Hadassah made a good investment with me,&#8221; she admitted, describing how she helped spearhead the B&#8217;not Shalom women&#8217;s professional auxillary group members to all become life members of Hadassah. &#8220;I really was a fan of Henrietta Szold, our founder,&#8221; Alexander stated. &#8220;She was a Jewish scholar, an editor, a pioneer Zionist and she was a dreamer and a doer.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Finally, she shared a letter, stating it was from someone who could not be with them today. The letter stated how special she was for her years of dedication to the organization. &#8220;&#8216;Mazel tov from me and Saul,'&#8221; Alexander read, stating they hoped to be at the luncheon. &#8220;&#8216;Your children and grandchildren are most proud of you. Hugs. 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