Henrietta Szold founded Hadassah, a Jewish Zionist organization, whose hospital in Jerusalem is the premier medical institution in Israel & the Middle East.
Category: Women
Edith Cavell
Edith Cavell was an English nurse who helped smuggle soldiers—regardless of nationality—to neutral Holland during World War I. She was eventually executed by the Germans for violating German military law.
Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo
In the 70s and 80s during a brutal military regime in Argentina, the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo demanded justice for loved ones who had “disappeared”.
Mahalia Jackson
Author Daniel Buttry writes ‘The World Music Festival,’ a series of profiles with videos of musical peacemakers. Here he reports on Mahalia Jackson.
Sweet Honey in the Rock
Author Daniel Buttry writes ‘The World Music Festival,’ a series of profiles with videos of musical peacemakers. Here he reports on Sweet Honey in the Rock.