Baila Round Shargel

Broschiertes Buch

Female Leadership in the American Jewish Community

Bessie Gotsfeld and the Mizrachi Women's Organization of America

Beschreibung

Bessie Gotsfeld (1888-1962) was the inspired leader and founder of the Mizrachi Woman's Organization of America (MWOA). Gotsfeld abandoned a comfortable life in New York to live in Mandatory Palestine and conduct the MWOA's business.

Autor

Baila Round Shargel is a graduate of Goucher College, the Baltimore Hebrew College, and the Jewish Theological Seminary of America. She is currently teaching at Manhattanville College and SUNY Purchase College, both in Purchase, NY. As a social and cultural historian, Professor Shargel has written dozens of essays on Jewish life, culture, and religion. Her books include Practical Dreamer: Israel Friedlaender and the Shaping of American Judaism; The Jews of Westchester: A Social History; and Lost Love: The Untold Story of Henrietta Szold.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: University Press of America
• Seitenzahl: 204
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Mai 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 339g
• ISBN-13: 9780761836995
• ISBN-10: 0761836993
• Artikelnr.: 22773768