Irma Lindheim

Albert Einstein, Irma Lindheim and others letter

Irma Lindheim (1886-1978), born in New York, was a Zionist.[1][2] She served as the only Jewish female first lieutenant in the Motor Corps of America during World War I.[1][2] Lindheim was the second president of Hadassah, from 1926 to 1928, and published the book Immortal Adventure in 1928 concerning her first trip to what was then called Palestine, which was organized by Manya Shohat and on which she was accompanied by Bertha Guggenheim.[2][3][4]

In 1922 she entered the Jewish Institute of Religion in New York City, becoming the first woman in the U.S. to attend a Jewish seminary, though she eventually left for the "greater cause of Zionism."[5] While there, in 1923, she petitioned the faculty to change her status from that of special student to a regular student in the rabbinic program; in response, in May of that year they unanimously recommended the admission of women to the Institute on the same basis as men.[1]

In 1933 she moved to Kibbutz Mishmar Ha'emek.[2] She helped to create two other kibbutzim, and was called "the grandmother of the kibbutz" by the Israeli press.[2]

In 1962 she published her autobiography Parallel Quest: A Search of a Person and a People.[6]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Gender and Judaism: The Transformation of Tradition - Tamar Rudavsky - Google Books". Books.google.com. Retrieved 2012-04-14.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "Jewish Women in America: A-L - Paula Hyman, Deborah Dash Moore, American Jewish Historical Society - Google Books". Books.google.com. Retrieved 2012-04-14.
  3. ↑ "Irma Levy Lindheim Dead at 91". Archive.jta.org. 1978-04-12. Retrieved 2012-04-14.
  4. ↑ "The Seductiveness of Jewish Myth: Challenge Or Response? - Google Books". Books.google.com. Retrieved 2012-04-14.
  5. ↑ "Passover a time to join in tradition | Lubbock Online | Lubbock Avalanche-Journal". Lubbock Online. 2010-03-29. Retrieved 2012-04-14.
  6. ↑ "Irma Levy Lindheim | Jewish Women's Archive". Jwa.org. Retrieved 2012-04-14.

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