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Age Range
8 - 13
Genre
narrative nonfiction
Copyright Year
2021-10-05
Page Count
40
Publisher
Creston Books
Grade Level
3rd - 7th
ISBN
978-1939547958
Lexile
970
Themes
social justice
activism
community helpers

A Queen to the Rescue: The Story of Henrietta Szold, Founder of Hadassah

Written by Nancy Churnin and Illustrated by Yevgenia Nayberg

Henrietta Szold took Queen Esther as a model and worked hard to save the Jewish people. In 1912, she founded the Jewish women's social justice organization, Hadassah. Henrietta started Hadassah determined to offer emergency medical care to mothers and children in Palestine. When WWII broke out, she rescued Jewish children from the Holocaust, and broadened Hadassah's mission to include education, youth development, and women's rights. Hadassah offers free help to all who need it and continues its mission to this day.

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Age Range
8 - 13
Genre
narrative nonfiction
Copyright Year
2021-10-05
Page Count
40
Publisher
Creston Books
Grade Level
3rd - 7th
ISBN
978-1939547958
Lexile
970
Themes
social justice
activism
community helpers
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