SISTERHOOD’S OPENING MEETING AND BRUNCH
Free for Paid-Up Membership Dues to Sisterhood
Sunday, September 10, 2017 – 11:00 a.m.
Through narrative and costume, Natalie Pilcher Smith will tell the story of the life of Henrietta Szold. Before “community organizing” had a name, there was Henrietta Szold, the rabbi’s daughter, who broke with the traditional role of women to become a champion of Jewish engagement. Her tenacity and courage played a vital role in the expansion of social services, medical services and the founding of the state of Israel.
Henrietta Szold grew up amidst a rich union of European, Jewish, and American traditions. Her parents, Benjamin and Sophie Schaar Szold, emigrated from Hungary in 1859 so that Benjamin could become the rabbi of Baltimore’s congregation Oheb Shalom. Born the following year, Henrietta, the oldest of five sisters, became her father’s most prized student. He shared with her his love and knowledge of the texts and traditions of the Jewish people as well as his determination to create an updated form of Judaism that could be respectful of both the past and the present.
The cost for this Paid-up Membership Brunch is payment of your Sisterhood dues for the coming year. You must RSVP by Tuesday, August 29:
Esther Harris at 410-486-3177
Marcia Boonshaft at * 410-484-3112
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