Hadassah – American Women Zionists and the Rebirth of Israel

Mira Katzburg-Yungman, who received her doctorate from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, is a scholar of American Zionist history, specializing in the history of Jewish women. She has published prolifically on these subjects, particularly on the history of Zionism and of American Jewry more widely. It is her deep knowledge in these areas that has allowed her to write a history of Hadassah that portrays the organization in its proper context. She has developed the field of American Jewish history at the Open University of Israel for many years and has made a particular contribution to the subject with the three-volume collection of documents and articles, The American Jewish Experience, which she compiled and edited and which is a widely acclaimed sourcebook used in universities and colleges throughout Israel.