Understanding Henrietta Szold: New Insights

Learn more about the life and legacy of Hadassah's beloved founder, Henrietta Szold, in this interview Hadassah Magazine Executive Editor Lisa Hostein conducted with Pamela Nadell, a professor at American University and scholar of American Jewish history. Professor Nadell highlights Szold's pioneering work in Palestine, calling her the second best-known American Jewish woman to live out her Zionist dreams in the land of Israel (after Golda Meir) and notes how she helped bolster the role of women in Jewish organizational life.