Historical FigureFemale
Henrietta Szoldová
1860 – 1945
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryHenrietta 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."
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
December 21, 1860
Baltimore
Date of death
February 13, 1945
Jerusalem
Citizenship
United States
Occupations & fields
writerteachereditorauthorsocial worker
Awards & honours
National Women's Hall of FameMaryland Women's Hall of Fame
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