{"product_id":"henrietta-szold-hadassah-and-the-zionist-dream-francine-klagsbrun-hardcover","title":"Henrietta Szold: Hadassah and the Zionist Dream -- Francine Klagsbrun, Hardcover","description":"\u003cb\u003eAward-winning author Francine Klagsbrun reveals the complex life and work of Henrietta Szold, founder of Hadassah and a Zionist trailblazer\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Henrietta Szold (1860-1945) is renowned as the founder of Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America, which quickly became one of the most successful of all Zionist groups. In her work with Hadassah, Szold used a combined ethical and pragmatic approach aimed at improving the lives of both Jews and Arabs. She later moved to Mandate Palestine to help shape education, health, and social services there. The pinnacle of her career came in her seventies, when she took on the task of directing the Youth Aliyah program, which rescued thousands of young people from the Nazis and resettled them in Palestine. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Using Szold's copious letters, diaries, and essays, along with other archival documents, Francine Klagsbrun traces Szold's life and legacy with an eye to uncovering the person behind the Zionist icon. She reveals Szold as a complex human being who had to cope with controversy and criticism, a workaholic with an outsized sense of duty, and an idealist who fought for her beliefs even as she questioned her own abilities. With deep insight, Klagsbrun introduces readers to this extraordinary woman, whose impact on women's lives as well as on education and health systems still resonates.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Francine Klagsbrun\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Yale University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/05\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.90w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780300247787\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrancine Klagsbrun\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of numerous books, including the award-winning \u003ci\u003eLioness: Golda Meir and the Nation of Israel\u003c\/i\u003e. She has been a columnist for \u003ci\u003eJewish Week\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMoment\u003c\/i\u003e, is a contributing editor to \u003ci\u003eLilith\u003c\/i\u003e, and is on the editorial board of \u003ci\u003eHadassah Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e. Her writings have appeared in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMs.\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, and other national publications.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Francine Klagsbrun","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45631206719716,"sku":"9780300247787","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/9780300247787.jpg?v=1726304419","url":"https:\/\/bookandmortar.com\/products\/henrietta-szold-hadassah-and-the-zionist-dream-francine-klagsbrun-hardcover","provider":"BookandMortar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}