Followed by a live discussion with filmmaker Abby Ginzberg and Goldie Alfasi Siffert!
Co-Sponsored by the Martha’s Vineyard Hebrew Center
Henrietta Szold is among the most influential American Jewish women who ever lived. She founded Hadassah in 1912, a Jewish women’s service organization, that inspired hundreds of thousands of Jewish women to invest their energies in a cause that transcended their own personal lives. She became a major force in the early twentieth century in Palestine: she established its health care system, treating Jews and Arabs equally, shaped its education system and initiated social services that prevail today. In a crowning achievement, Szold helped organize Youth Aliyah, which successfully rescued thousands of Jewish children from Germany and Nazi-occupied Europe during the 1930s and transported them to Palestine.
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Abby Ginzberg, a Peabody award-winning director, member of the Documentary Branch of AMPAS and EMMY® Silver Circle inductee, has been producing compelling documentaries about race and social justice for over 35 years and has created an impressive portfolio of award-winning films.
Labors of Love: The Life and Legacy of Henrietta Szold is Abby’s latest film. This film delves in to the remarkable life of Henrietta Szold, a female, Jewish icon that few people today have heard of. Szold, known in the US as the founder of Hadassah, was a key figure in establishing healthcare and social services in Palestine as well the administrator of Youth Aliyah which saved over 10,000 German Jewish youth from perishing in the Holocaust. It will premiere at the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival in July, 2025.
