A queen to the rescue : the story of Henrietta Szold, founder of Hadassah /

Henrietta Szold took Queen Esther as a model and worked hard to save the Jewish people. 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. When World War II br...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Churnin, Nancy (Author)
Other Authors:	Nayberg, Yevgenia (Illustrator)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	[Berkeley, California] : Creston Books, [2021].
Subjects:	Szold, Henrietta, > 1860-1945 > Juvenile literature. Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America > Juvenile literature. Szold, Henrietta, > 1860-1945. Jewish women > Biography. JUVENILE NONFICTION > Social Activism & Volunteering. JUVENILE NONFICTION > Biography & Autobiography > Women. JUVENILE NONFICTION > History > Middle East.

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Summary:	Henrietta Szold took Queen Esther as a model and worked hard to save the Jewish people. 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. When World War II broke out, she rescued Jewish children from the Holocaust and broadened Hadassah's mission to include education, youth development and women's rights. Hadassah offers free help to all who need it and continues its mission to this day.
Physical Description:	1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:	9781939547958 1939547954