Bar-David, Molly Lyons

WOMEN IN ISRAEL [ASSOCIATION COPY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR TO FOUNDING KNESSET MEMBER ADA MAIMON FISHMAN]

New York: Education Dept., Hadassah, 1952. Item #43486

Original paper wrappers, 8vo, 98 pages. 22 cm. In English.
Work on social history of women in Israel based on research done by Molly Lyons Ben-David, a writer who became very popular in the U.S. with her column “Diary of a Jerusalem Housewife.” Association Copy Inscribed bu the author to Ada Maimon Fishman, a Jewish feminist leader in Israel and founding member of the Knesset and who is mentioned in the book
“Molly Lyons Bar-David was born on July 3, 1910, in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Raised by Zionist parents, she shared her family’s dream of one day relocating to Israel. In 1936, at the age of 25, Bar-David and her sisters met their parents in the village of Gan Hasharon, where they quickly joined the Haganah. Bar-David put her literary skills to use by recording her wartime experiences for publication in newspapers across Canada. After moving to Jerusalem, she became a staff member at the Palestine Post and contributed to several Israeli and Anglo-Jewish news sources…Her long running column ‘Diary of a Jerusalem Housewife’ for Hadassah Newsletter made Bar-David a household name among American-Jewish readers and would lead to a lifelong partnership with the organization. She traveled to the United States for the first time in 1951 to appear in a series of lectures about life in Israel – one of many speaking engagements arranged by Hadassah – and would go on to attend a host of stateside events as both a connoisseur of Jewish cuisine and a representative of the Israeli people.” (Center for Jewish History)
“One of the ‘spiritual mothers’ of Jewish feminism in Israel, Ada Maimon (Fishman) served in a number of roles, including founding the women's labor organization, Mo'ezet Ha-Po'a lot, and serving in the first Knesset. Her public activity, together with her role as historian of the feminist movement in Israel, was part of a long, determined struggle on behalf of Jewish women in Israeli society and, even more, in the Jewish religion. In each of her many positions, she viewed her role as being a religious and spiritual one. In the Knesset, this attitude led her to oppose every law that granted perquisites and high salaries to public servants and to forgo most of her salary. Maimon’s lifelong devotion to public struggle greatly impacted Israeli society today.” (Jewish Womens Archive)
SUBJECT(S): Women -- Israel. Women. OCLC: 3138060
Some markings but otherwise an excellent copy. Very Good Condition. (PSB-1-2-GGEL-’mxcc).

Price: $565.00