Alice Seligsberg

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Alice Lillie Seligsberg (August 8, 1873 – August 27, 1940) was an American Zionist, social worker, and president of Hadassah Women's Zionist Organization of America from 1921 to 1923.[1][2]

Early life and education[]

Alice Seligsberg was born on August 8, 1873, in New York to Louis and Lillie (Wolff) Seligsberg.[1][2][3] Her parents were affiliated with the Ethical Culture Movement, and the values of this movement guided Seligsberg throughout her life and career.[3] She graduated from Barnard College with a bachelor's degree in 1895 and did graduate work at Columbia University and Friedrich Wilhelm University in Berlin.[1][2][3]

Work with Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America[]

In 1918, Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America founded the American Zionist Medical Unit, with Alice Seligsberg in charge of its administration. From 1921 to 1923, she served as Hadassah's national president.[2] She was later an honorary associate of the national board. In 1920, Seligsberg was instrumental in founding Junior Hadassah; she served as adviser to Junior Hadassah from 1924 until her death.[1][3]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Alice Seligsberg of Hadassah Dies; National President, 1921-22, Noted Welfare Worker, Led Medical Unit to Palestine". The New York Times. 29 August 1940.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Alice Lillie Seligsberg". Jewish Women's Archive. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c d Jacobs, Rose G. (1942). "Alice L. Seligsberg". The American Jewish Year Book. American Jewish Committee. 43: 431–436.

External links[]

Guide to the Executive Functions Records in the Hadassah Archives (RG 13) at the American Jewish Historical Society at the Center for Jewish History.

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