Description: Dvora Hacohen offers the authoritative biography of Henrietta Szold, the founder of Hadassah. A global humanitarian, Szold promoted refugee assistance, immigrant education in her native Baltimore, and poverty alleviation in Palestine, inspiring generations of activists. With a foreword by Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
Brief description: Dvora Hacohen is Professor of Modern Jewish History at Bar Ilan University, Israel. Her several books include the prizewinning The Children of the Time: Youth Aliyah 1933-1948. She has received the Ben-Gurion Prize for her contributions to scholarship.
Review Quotes: [A] commanding account of Henrietta Szold...Renders [Szold] a full-bodied personality rather than a figurehead.--Jenna Weissman Joselit "Jewish Review of Books" (9/1/2021 12:00:00 AM)