Tamar de Sola Pool (née Hirshenson; 1890-1981), was an
Israeli-American
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academic and zionist who served as president of the
Hadassah Women's Zionist Organization of America
Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of America is an American Jews, American Jewish volunteer List of women's organizations, women's organization. Founded in 1912 by Henrietta Szold, it is one of the largest international Jewish organiz ...
from 1939 to 1943. Born in Jerusalem to Rabbi
Chaim Hirschenson and Eva (Cohen) Hirschenson, the family moved to New Jersey in 1904, and Rabbi Hirschenson became a congregational rabbi. In 1917, Hirshenson married
David de Sola Pool
David de Sola Pool ( he, דוד די סולה פול; 1885–1970) was the leading 20th-century Sephardic rabbi in the United States. A scholar, author, and civic leader, he was a world leader of Judaism.
Biography Early life and educati ...
, the rabbi of
Congregation Shearith Israel
The Congregation Shearith Israel (Hebrew: קהילת שארית ישראל ''Kehilat She'arit Yisra'el'' "Congregation Remnant of Israel") – often called The Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue – is the oldest Jewish congregation in the Unit ...
in New York. She died in 1981.
References
External links
Guide to the Hadassah Archives on Long-term Depositat the
American Jewish Historical Society
The American Jewish Historical Society (AJHS) was founded in 1892 with the mission to foster awareness and appreciation of American Jewish history and to serve as a national scholarly resource for research through the collection, preservation and ...
* Marjorie Lehman
Tamar de Sola Pool at: the
Jewish Women's Archive
The Jewish Women's Archive (JWA) is a national non-profit organization whose mission is to document "Jewish women's stories, elevate their voices, and inspire them to be agents of change."
JWA was founded by Gail Twersky Reimer in 1995 in Brookli ...
's Encyclopedia of Jewish Women
1981 deaths
American Zionists
1890 births
People from Jerusalem
Israeli emigrants to the United States
Hadassah Women's Zionist Organization of America members
Israeli women academics
Israeli women activists
Zionist activists
American women academics
20th-century American women
20th-century American Jews
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