Two diplomas issued by the Hadassah Training School for Nurses, the first nursing school in Palestine. One handwritten diploma (on vellum); one typescript diploma. Both signed by Henrietta Szold. Awarded to Hannah Katznelson upon her graduation with the school's first graduating class. Jerusalem, 1921. Hebrew and English. Two diplomas, one in Hebrew and the other in English, certifying that "Hannah Katznelson, pupil at the Hadassah Training School for Nurses at Jerusalem, completed the three years' course in the theory and practice of nursing […] and […] is hereby given the title of graduate nurse". Both signed by Henrietta Szold (school committee chair), Anna Kaplan (principal) and others. Both diplomas are identical in content. The Hebrew diploma is written in calligraphic scipt on vellum; the English diploma is typed and signed by hand. The Hadassah Training School for Nurses was founded in Jerusalem in 1918 by the American Zionist Medical Unit (later renamed Hadassah Medical Organization), with the aim of training nurses according to the principals of modern nursing theory and practice. It was the first professional post-secondary school for Jewish women in Palestine, as well as the first nursing school. These diplomas were awarded to Hanna Katznelson, who graduated with the first class. Hanna Katznelson (1897-1985), Berl Katznelson's younger sister, worked as a nurse for a while before turning to social work. Lived and worked in Jerusalem. Hebrew diploma: 34X27 cm. Good condition. English diploma: 33X27 cm. Minor creases and stains. Both diplomas with serial number, handwritten in pink ink; Hebrew diploma with official inked stamp.