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Hadassah, San Francisco Chapter records, 1917-1984 (bulk 1968-1984).
BANC MSS 2010/931 box 1; BANC MSS 2010/931; BANC MSS 2010/931
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Title:
Hadassah, San Francisco Chapter records, 1917-1984 (bulk 1968-1984)Creator/Contributor:
Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America, San Francisco Chapter,, creator, creator.Creator/Contributor:
Western Jewish History Center, 120.Creator/Contributor:
Judah L. Magnes Museum, WJHC 1973.009.Creator/Contributor:
Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and LifeAbstract:
The collection contains calendars and directories; correspondence, which includes letters from Henrietta Szold, Florence Prag
Kahn, and Marvin Lowenthal; brochures; newsletters; programs; memos of the Hadassah Central Committee that document the organization's
work (1917-1918); booklets of the Medical Organization of Hadassah and Hebrew University Hospital Fund for Palestine recording
efforts to promote health care in the Jewish settlements; and telegrams from Zionist leaders relating to national coordination
efforts.
Date:
1968 (issued)Subject:
n-us-ca -- a-is---Lowenthal, Marvin -- 1890-1969 -- Correspondence
Szold, Henrietta -- 1860-1945 -- Correspondence
Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America. -- San Francisco Chapter -- Archives
Jews -- California -- San Francisco
Jews -- Medical care -- Palestine
Jewish women -- California -- San Francisco -- Societies and clubs
Zionism
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Formerly: Western Jewish History Center Collection Number 120.
Formerly: Judah L. Magnes Museum Collection Number WJHC 1973.009.
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE: Advance notice required for use.
Hadassah, San Francisco Chapter records, BANC MSS 2010/931, The Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life, The Bancroft Library,
University of California, Berkeley.
Transfer; Judah L. Magnes Museum; 2010.
Hadassah is a Jewish women's Zionist organization noted for its hospitals in Jerusalem and its contributions to public health.
With the encouragement of Henrietta Szold, in 1917, Rose Rinder spearheaded the formation of a local San Francisco chapter.
The group started with sewing and study circles: the Sewing and Supply Committee provided clothing for soldiers who were fighting
in World War I, as well as medical and general supplies for Palestinian settlements; and the Study Circle introduced its members
to the ideals of Zionism through books and a series of speakers who shared their first-hand knowledge of Palestinian affairs.
In 1918, the San Francisco chapter temporarily dissolved to unite with the district Zionist Organization of America.
Materials in English.
Type:
Brochures-California-San Francisco.Newsletters-California-San Francisco.
Telegrams-California-San Francisco.
Physical Description:
0.4 (1
Language:
English
Identifier:
2006585280
BANC MSS 2010/931 box 1
BANC MSS 2010/931
BANC MSS 2010/931
Origin:
CaliforniaCopyright Note:
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE: Advance notice required for use.