To repair a broken world: the life of Henrietta Szold, founder of Hadassah

Beginnings -- New horizons -- The immigrants are coming -- The intellectual world -- Transitions -- Love and misery -- The land of dreams -- The depths of misery -- The healing of my people -- In Palestine -- Between two worlds -- In the national arena -- The mother of Youth Aliyah -- War and calami...

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Main Author: Hakohen, Devorah (Author)
Other Authors: Sermoneta-Gertel, Shmuel (Translator), Ginsburg, Ruth Bader 1933-2020 (Author of introduction, etc.)
Format: Book
Language:English
Hebrew
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London, England Harvard University Press 2021
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Summary:Beginnings -- New horizons -- The immigrants are coming -- The intellectual world -- Transitions -- Love and misery -- The land of dreams -- The depths of misery -- The healing of my people -- In Palestine -- Between two worlds -- In the national arena -- The mother of Youth Aliyah -- War and calamity.
"Dvora Hacohen offers the authoritative biography of Henrietta Szold, the founder of Hadassah. A global humanitarian, Szold promoted refugee assistance, immigrant education in her native Baltimore, and poverty alleviation in Palestine, inspiring generations of activists. With a foreword by Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg"--
Item Description:First edition published in Hebrew as Manhigah le-lo gevulot : Henriyeṭah Sold : biyografyah = To repair a broken world : the life of Henrietta Szold. Tel Aviv : Am Oved Books, 2019. - Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:x, 388 Seiten Illustrationen
ISBN:9780674988095

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