'Henrietta Szold' Review: Paving the Way to Zion.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Cole, Diane
- Source
- Wall Street Journal - Online Edition. 4/24/2024, pN.PAG-N.PAG. 1p.
- Subject
- *COUNTRIES
- Language
Henrietta Szold: Hadassah and the Zionist Dream by Francine Klagsbrun is a biography that explores the life and accomplishments of Henrietta Szold. Szold is best known as the founder of Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America, which aimed to create a public-health and social-welfare framework for the entire population of Palestine. The biography highlights Szold's vision for a land that Jews and Arabs could call home and her efforts to establish a single land shared equally by both groups. It also discusses her work in saving Jewish children from Nazi Europe through the Youth Aliyah program. The biography provides insight into Szold's personal life and the challenges she faced in pursuing her dreams. [Extracted from the article]