Lot 501
Szold, Henrietta (1860-1945). Founder of Hadassah, director of the Youth Aliyah and founder of the Lemaan ha-Yeled (later the Szold Foundation), Szold was a lifelong Zionist who worked tirelessly to help the women and children of then-Palestine.
Typed Letter Signed ("Henrietta Szold" - in Hebrew). In Hebrew. One page, octavo, Jerusalem, March 8, 1928. On Palestine Zionist Executive letterhead. To Dr. M. Eliash, Chairman of The Chamber of Jewish Attorneys. One filing hole, notation at top left corner, one horizontal fold and one vertical fold and very minor foxing. In very good condition.
Excellent content from one of the premier figures in Zionist history. Szold's election to the Palestine Zionist Executive in 1927 made her the first woman to hold such high office in a Zionist organization. Here she eloquently expresses gratitude: "We thank you for having invited us to take part in the country-wide conference of Jewish attorneys which will be opened this evening. The Zionist Executive highly approves of your goal of uniting the Jewish attorneys in this land, because in doing so you lay the essential groundwork for organizing our public life here in the land and for defending the rights of the Yishuv on the basis of law and order. The Zionist Executive wishes that your conference may successfully attain the lofty goal it has set for itself."
Estimated Value $400 - 650.
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