A Queen to the Rescue: The Story of Henrietta Szold, Founder of Hadassah By Nancy Churnin Ages 5-11
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A Queen to the Rescue: The Story of Henrietta Szold, Founder of Hadassah By Nancy Churnin Ages 5-11

Code: 978-1939547958
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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.
K-Gr 4—This biography of the founder of the Jewish women's charity Hadassah effectively introduces a lesser-known, influential woman to a wider audience. The text goes through Henrietta Szold's life, from her childhood in Baltimore, to becoming a teacher who started the first ESL school for a wave of Jewish immigrants, to being the first editor of the Jewish publication society. She founded Hadassah in what was then Palestine, creating a charity that provided healthcare, food, and clothing to those in need, regardless of race or religion. Finally, she was instrumental in saving 1,100 children during World War II and bringing them to Palestine. Using concise but informative text, Churnin does an excellent job of introducing this dynamic woman in a picture book format. The accessible text includes extensive information in minimal space. Nayberg's modernist, expressionistic illustrations effectively capture Henrietta's powerful persona, along with the darkness of the times in which she lived. Muted tones of greys, blues, and browns imbue the pages on the civil war and the Holocaust with a sense of danger. Eye-catching pops of yellow and red combine with a style reminiscent of Chagall to give the illustrations a powerful emotional effect. An extensive author's note expands on the text to give a more complete biography of Szold, along with other useful information. VERDICT A worthwhile addition for any library looking to expand picture book content on powerful women, this will be especially appreciated in libraries serving Jewish populations.—Amy Lilien-Harper

"This stunning picture book shows why this brave, strong, dedicated woman founded Hadassah, and the interesting story of why this organization was named for Queen Esther, aka Hadassah. Readers will see the impact of Szold's work for immigrants, orphans, Jewish publications, and healthcare in Palestine as well as find themselves in awe of how one person can change the world."―Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle



"Zionist leader Henrietta Szold (December 21, 1860―February 13, 1945) 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. Exceptionally informative, well organized, thoroughly 'kid friendly' in presentation, 'A Queen to the Rescue' is the highly recommended picture book biography of Henrietta Szold and especially and unreservedly recommended for family, elementary school, middle school, and community library collections for young readers ages 8-13."―Midwest Book Review

About the Author

Nancy Churnin is the author of Martin & Anne and Sydney Taylor Notable Irving Berlin, the Immigrant Boy Who Made America Sing. She is a full-time writer located in Texas.

Yevgenia Nayberg is an illustrator, painter, and set and costume designer. She received a Sydney Taylor Silver Medal for her illustrations for Drop by Drop. She lives in New York.