Mathilde Roth Schechter
Mathilde Roth Schechter (1859-1924) - was the American founder of the US National Women's League of Conservative Judaism in 1918. She founded and taught at the Columbia Religious and Industrial School for Jewish Girls. After assisting Henrietta Szold in creating Hadassah, Schechter later served as its national chairwoman of education.
External Link:
http://www.jtsa.edu/wlcj/Mathilde.htm
Also see: Conservative Judaism -- United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism
Referenced By
Conservative Judaism
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