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Queen to the Rescue

Name: Queen to the Rescue
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ISBN: 9781954354098

The Story of Henrietta Szold, Founder of Hadassah

Children’s / Teenage general interest: Biography and autobiography Children’s / Teenage general interest: History and the past Children’s / Teenage general interest: Girls and women Children’s / Teenage: Social issues / topics

Author: Nancy Churnin

Language: English

Published by: Creston Books

Published on: 5 October 2021

Format: LCP-protected ePub

Size: 40 pages

ISBN: 9781954354098

Henrietta Szold and Queen Esther

Henrietta Szold took Queen Esther as a model and worked hard to save the Jewish people.

Founding of Hadassah

In 1912, she founded the Jewish women's social justice organization, Hadassah. Henrietta started Hadassah determined to offer emergency medical care to mothers and children in Palestine.

Her Work During WWII

When WWII broke out, she rescued Jewish children from the Holocaust, and broadened Hadassah's mission to include education, youth development, and women's rights.