Zip Szold

Zip Szold was the fourth president of the Hadassah Women's Zionist Organization of America, serving from 1928-1930.[1]

Zip Falk Szold was born in Savannah, Georgia in 1888. She studied at Bryn Mawr College. She was married to Robert Szold, Henrietta Szold’s cousin and president of the Zionist Organization of America. Zip Szold's achievements during her time as Hadassah president included fundraising for the Hadassah Hospital on Mount Scopus in Jerusalem and working to increase awareness related to Palestine at the time.[2] She also edited the Hadassah Newsletter and served as the United Nations chairwoman for the organization.

Szold died in 1979 in New York City.[3]

References

  1. Moore, Deborah Dash (2009). "Hadassah in the United States". "Jewish Women: A Comprehensive Historical Encyclopedia". JWA. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  2. "Jewish Women Appeal for Aid for Palestine". Reading Eagle. 3 January 1929. Retrieved 1 March 2016 via https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1955&dat=19290103&id=d8IhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Mp0FAAAAIBAJ&pg=4654,361380&hl=en.
  3. "Zip Falk Szold Dead at 91". JTA. July 16, 1979. Retrieved 13 May 2016.

External links

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 5/23/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.