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To repair a broken world [electronic resource] : the life of Henrietta Szold, founder of Hadassah / Dvora Hacohen; translated by Shmuel Sermoneta-Gertel ; foreword by Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

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The authoritative biography of Henrietta Szold, founder of Hadassah, introduces a new generation to a remarkable leader who fought for women's rights and the poor. Born in Baltimore in 1860, Henrietta Szold was driven from a young age by the mission captured in the concept of tikkun olam, "...

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Online Access: Full Text (via EBSCO)
Main Author: Hakohen, Devorah (Author)
Other Authors: Gertel, Shmuel Sermoneta (Translator), Ginsburg, Ruth Bader (writer of foreword.)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2021.
Subjects:
Szold, Henrietta, > 1860-1945.
Jewish Agency for Israel. > Youth Aliyah Department.
Jewish women > Biography.
Zionists > United States > Biography.
Jewish women.
Zionists.
United States.
Biographies.
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Title Page
  • Copyright
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • Foreword by Ruth Bader Ginsburg
  • Introduction
  • 1. Beginnings
  • 2. New Horizons
  • 3. The Immigrants are Coming
  • 4. The Intellectual World
  • 5. Transitions
  • 6. Love and Misery
  • 7. The Land of Dreams
  • 8. The Depths of Misery
  • 9. The Healing of My People
  • 10. In Palestine
  • 11. Between Two Worlds
  • 12. In The National Arena
  • 13. The Mother of Youth Aliyah
  • 14. War and Calamity
  • Epilogue
  • Notes
  • Acknowledgments
  • Credits
  • Index

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