Lessons from Henrietta Szold’s Legacy: Author Francine Klagsburn in Conversation with Felicia Herman
Center for Jewish History
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Award-winning author Francine Klagsbrun discusses Henrietta Szold: Hadassah and the Zionist Dream, her new biography of Henrietta Szold, the founder of Hadassah and a Zionist trailblazer, with moderator Felicia Herman in celebration of this book receiving a Natan Notable Book Award from the Natan Fund in partnership with the Jewish Book Council.
Henrietta Szold (1860 – 1945) was a pioneer who challenged prevailing attitudes of immigrants, Jews, and women to create new educational, health, and Zionist institutions that still exist today.
In a moment when it feels like the world is in so much turmoil, we are looking to Szold, who mobilized generations of American Jewish women to advocate for the future of America and Israel. We are honored to celebrate her legacy, Francine Klagsbrun’s compelling biography, and the legacy of American Jewish women who have been and continue to advocate for a better tomorrow.