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Henrietta Szold

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American Zionist (1860-1945)

United StatesWritersLived 1860 to 1945 · aged 84
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Henrietta Szold was an American-born Jewish Zionist leader and founder of Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America. In 1942, she co-founded Ihud, a political party in Mandatory Palestine dedicated to a binational solution.

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Henrietta Szold stampHenrietta Szold stampHenrietta Szold at her home in Jerusalem, c. 1922Henrietta Szold at her home in Jerusalem, c. 1922Henriette Szold visiting Galilee 1940Henriette Szold visiting Galilee 1940

Awards 2

2007National Women's Hall of Fame
1986Maryland Women's Hall of Fame

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About this person

Henrietta Szold was an American-born Jewish Zionist leader and founder of Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America. In 1942, she co-founded Ihud, a political party in Mandatory Palestine dedicated to a binational solution. An obituary in the New York Times described her as "the most brilliant woman in America."

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United States
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1860 to 1945 · aged 84
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23 languages

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