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Generations Have Followed in Henrietta Szold’s Footsteps

JL;DR SUMMARY Henrietta Szold, a pioneer of American Jewish education and Zionism, has left a lasting legacy through her role as the founder of Hadassah. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish EducationZionismHadassahAmerican JudaismJewish ActivismBaltimoreYouth AliyahJewish HealthHenrietta SzoldWomen's Movements

Places mentioned

Baltimore, Maryland, United States
"Abraham Lincolns funeral procession passed through Baltimore."
Israel
"At Hadassah, we are moved deeply by our founders immense contributions to Israels development."
New York City, New York, United States
"the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York Cityon the condition that she not seek rabbinical ordination."
Jerusalem, Palestinian Territories
"The first mission of two Hadassah nurses to Jerusalem in 1913."

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