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Author Churnin, Nancy, author.

Title A queen to the rescue : the story of Henrietta Szold, founder of Hadassah / by Nancy Churnin ; illustrated by Yevgenia Nayberg.

Publication Info. [Berkeley, CA] : Creston Books, [2021]
©2021

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Location Call No. Status
 Canton Public Library - Children's Department  J BIN HISTORICAL CHURNIN    Check Shelf
 Farmington, Main Library - Children's Department  J BIO SZOLD, HENRIETTA    Check Shelf
 Marlborough, Richmond Memorial Library - Children's Department  JB SZOLD    Check Shelf
 Middletown, Russell Library - Children's Nonfiction  J B-SZOLD CHU    Check Shelf
 South Windsor Public Library - Children's Department  JB SZOLD    Check Shelf
Description 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations, portrait ; 29 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references.
Audience Ages 5-11 Creston Books.
Summary "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."-- Amazon.com
"Henrietta Szold provides a model for social justice, how to work for it, no matter the obstacles. Her determination and spirit remain an inspiration to women all over the world"-- Provided by publisher
Subject Szold, Henrietta, 1860-1945 -- Juvenile literature.
Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America -- Juvenile literature.
Jewish women -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Szold, Henrietta, 1860-1945.
Jewish women -- Biography.
JUVENILE NONFICTION -- Social Activism & Volunteering.
JUVENILE NONFICTION -- Biography & Autobiography -- Women.
JUVENILE NONFICTION -- History -- Middle East.
Szold, Henrietta, 1860-1945. (OCoLC)fst00003836
Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America. (OCoLC)fst00556534
Jewish women. (OCoLC)fst00983062
Genre/Form Biography (DNLM)D019215
Creative nonfiction. (OCoLC)fst01919909
Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
Picture books. (OCoLC)fst01726789
Biographies.
Picture books.
Creative nonfiction.
Added Author Nayberg, Yevgenia, illustrator.
Added Title Story of Henrietta Szold, founder of Hadassah
ISBN 9781939547958 (hardback)
1939547954 (hardback)
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