Barbara Goldstein was born and raised in New Jersey .She made Aliyah in 1998 and is the is Deputy Executive Director of Hadassah’s office in Israel, and past National Vice President of Hadassah.

A former National President of Junior Hadassah, in Hadassah Barbara chaired Youth Aliyah, two National Conventions, and the departments of Hadassah Travel and Tourism, Jewish Education, Programming, Aliyah, and Soviet Jewry. She is a past President of the Southern New Jersey Region.

In 1973-74, Barbara lived in Jerusalem for one year with her family during the Yom Kippur war. She served as a volunteer in the Public Relations Department of the Medical Center working directly with the wounded soldiers, reporters, congressmen, and other dignitaries, and acting as their escort through Kiryat Hadassah.

Barbara was a member of the Cabinet of the American Zionist Movement and served as a Commissioner on the Joint Authority for Jewish and Zionist Education. She also has proudly served as a delegate at 8 World Zionist Congresses in Jerusalem. Today in Israel, Barbara represents Hadassah on the boards of Hadassah Neurim, Meir Shfeyah, Ramat Hadassah Szold, the World Zionist Organization, Keren Kayemet and the Prime Minister’s special commission on the Legacy of Theodor Herzl. A Yeshiva University High School graduate, Barbara attended the teacher’s institute of the Jewish Theological Seminary, and a graduate of Gratz College. She also served as Principal of Hebrew High School in Camden, NJ. As a dynamic speaker, she has devoted her life to promoting Zionist/Jewish education and love of Israel through her extensive tours in the U.S., speaking for Federations, Temples, schools and Colleges.

Barbara was honored during the 63rd anniversary of Israel’s Independence Day to light one of the 12 Torches at the National Ceremony on Mount Herzl. She represented Hadassah for its Zionist work on the eve of the Hadassah Centennial.

Barbara is the widow of Denverite Hazzan Mordechai Goldstein. He was also a graduate of the Jewish Theological Seminary, and a Dr. of Sacred Music. Hazzan Goldstein served Neve Shalom in Metuchen for 25 years. Barbara is the mother of 3 children, and a proud Savta of 5 grandchildren.