Szold, Henrietta, 1860-1945

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Dates:
Birth 1863
Death 1940
Birth 1860-12-21
Death 1945-02-13
Birth 1880
Death 1945
Birth 1860
Death 1945
Americans
German, Hebrew, English

Biographical notes:

Jewish American writer, editor, and political activist.

From the description of Letters and diaries; 1866-1944. (Brandeis University Library). WorldCat record id: 33284269

Zionist leader, Henrietta Schaar Szold was secretary of the Jewish Publication Society of America (1892-1915); founder of a night school for Russian immigrants in Baltimore in 1899; Secretary of the Federation of American Zionists; founder and first president of Hadassah, which supports health work in Palestine; and having settled in Palestine in 1933, director of the Youth Aliyah, the youth immigration movement from Germany to Palestine. For further information, see Notable American Women (1971).

From the description of Papers, 1889-1960 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 232006870

Jewish-American activist and writer.

From the description of Letters, 1893-1941 [microform]. (Brandeis University Library). WorldCat record id: 35820337

From the description of Letters; 1901-1910. (Brandeis University Library). WorldCat record id: 33160492

U.S. Jewish Zionist leader and founder of the Hadassah Women's Organization. In 1942, she co-founded Ihud, a political party in Mandate Palestine dedicated to a binational solution.

From the description of Henrietta Szold letter, 1937 Nov. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 742350655

Zionist leader.

Szold was Executive Secretary and Editor of Jewish Publication Society of America; founder and President of Hadassah; member and Director of Department of Social Service of Vaad Leumi (General Jewish Council of Palestine); and Director of Youth Aliyah.

From the description of Papers, 1875-1982, 1875-1945 (bulk) (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155472684

Henrietta Szold, Zionist leader, was born in Baltimore of Hungarian-Jewish parentage. She taught school at the Misses Adams School in Baltimore, and was the founder of a night school for Russian immigrants in Baltimore in 1889. From 1892-1915 HS was the secretary of the Jewish Publication Society of America. A trip to Palestine in 1909 was the turning point in her life. She became an enthusiastic Zionist, became the Secretary of the Federation of American Zionists and founder and first President of Hadassah, the organization dedicated to supporting health work in Palestine. During 1920-1933 HS divided her time between the United States and Palestine. In 1933 she settled in Palestine and directed the Youth Aliyah, the youth immigration movement from Germany to Palestine.

For full biographical accounts see Notable American Women, v.3, and folder #2.

From the guide to the Papers, 1889-1960, (Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute)

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  • Evening and continuation schools
  • International relief
  • Jewish refugees
  • Jewish religious literature
  • Jewish women
  • Jewish women
  • Jewish youth
  • Jews
  • Jews
  • Jews
  • Medicine
  • Rabbinical seminaries
  • Zionism
  • Zionism
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  • Jewish women
  • Jews
  • Jews
  • Zionism

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  • Zionists

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  • Palestine (as recorded)
  • Hadassah, U.S.A. (as recorded)
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  • Palestine (as recorded)
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