Bibliograph

To repair a broken world, the life of Henrietta Szold, founder of Hadassah, Dvora Hacohen; translated by Shmuel Sermoneta-Gertel ; foreword by Ruth Bader Ginsburg

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Label

To repair a broken world, the life of Henrietta Szold, founder of Hadassah, Dvora Hacohen; translated by Shmuel Sermoneta-Gertel ; foreword by Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages [329]-365) and index

Illustrations

photographsportraitsfacsimilesillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

To repair a broken world

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Dvora Hacohen; translated by Shmuel Sermoneta-Gertel ; foreword by Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Sub title

the life of Henrietta Szold, founder of Hadassah

Summary

"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"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Beginnings -- New horizons -- The immigrants are coming -- The intellectual world -- Transitions -- Love and misery -- The land of dreams -- The depths of misery -- The healing of my people -- In Palestine -- Between two worlds -- In the national arena -- The mother of Youth Aliyah -- War and calamity

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