Important Jewish Women

1. Important Jewish Women Nichole Reid

2. Henrietta Szold • Born in the United States in the year 1860, Henrietta Szold helped shape the political, cultural, and social worlds of Jews in both the United States and Israel. • Active with USA Jewish immigrants, focusing heavily with their children treatment and education; also active in Zionism organization. • 1909 – Visited Israel for the first time. • 1912 – Established the Hadassah organization (first Hebrew School for nurses); this allowed clinics to be open around Israel. • 1920 – Immigrated to Israel and later became a Zionist Management member. • Managed education and health departments, and national committee social operations. • 1933 – Established “Aliat Hanoar” (Youth Immigration) organization; managed this until she died in Jerusalem in 1945. Hadassah headquarters in Manhattan

3. Hannah Szenes • Born on July 17, 1921 in Hungary; a Palestinian Jew • A poet and playwright, writing both in Hungarian and Hebrew. • Joined the Maccabea group while in high school. • 1943 – Enlisted into the British Army, where she did paratrooper training in Egypt. • 1944 - Parachuted into Yugoslavia, where she was later captured and tortured. • She was tried for treason late October and executed in early November by a German firing squad • After the Cold War ended, a Hungarian military court pardoned her. Her family was informed in 1993. Gravestone of Hannah Szenes

4. Annelies Marie Frank • Born June 12, 1929 in Germany; better known as Anne Frank. • One of the most renowned and discussed Jewish victims of the Holocaust. • Acknowledged for her writing quality in the most widely read book, her diary. (Also has been the basis for several plays and films) • Around 1942, her family went into hiding from the Nazis. 1944 – Someone told about the family’s hiding place, and they were separated and sent to work camps. • Anne and her sister, Margot, were at Auschwitz, but they were later sent to Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. • 1945 – a few weeks before the camp was liberated; Anne and Margot died from typhus disease that spread rapidly through the camp. • Her father was the only survivor from the family. He recovered and published his daughter’s diary. Memorial at the formal Bergen-Belsen site for Anne and Margot Frank

5. Golda Meir • Born on May 3, 1898 in Kiev, Russia (Ukraine) • Was the 4th Prime Minister of Israel. (1st woman in Israel and 3rd woman in the world to hold such an office) • Involved in workers union and played a main role in Mapai, Israel labor party. • Active in Zionist politics • Very popular in Israel • Published an autobiography, My Life; made into a play and movie. • Died in December 1978 of cancer. Golda Meir Library in Milwaukee

6. Natalie Hershlag • Better known as her stage name, Natalie Portman • Born June 9, 1981 in Jerusalem, Israel. • Moved to the states when she was 3. • Age 13 marked her feature film debut. • In 1997, she played Anne Frank in the Broadway adaptation of The Diary of Anne Frank. • Has dual citizenship in United States and Israel. • Hershlag (Portman) has said “I really love the States… my heart’s in Jerusalem. That’s where I feel at home.” Natalie at the screening of Black Swan

7. Scarlett Johansson • Famous American actress and singer • Born November 22, 1984 in New York City • Her father is Danish, and her mother is Jewish. • Considers herself Jewish. • 2002 - Began her theatrical training by attending and graduating from Professional’s Children School in Manhattan. • Major Films – Manny & Lo, Lost in Translation, The Black Dahlia, The Other Boleyn Girl, He’s Just Not That Into You, Iron Man 2 • Two Albums – Anywhere I Lay My Head (2008) and Break Up (2009) Natalie Portman & Scarlett Johansson in The Other Boleyn Girl