Henrietta Szold, 1860 - 1945 The last major effort of Henrietta
Szold's life turned out to be one of the most challenging,
engaging, and significant of her career. In early 1930, Szold
was contacted by activists in Germany, who sought help in
sending German Jewish youth to Palestine. In 1933, with
conditions for Jews in Germany deteriorating rapidly, Szold took
hold of Youth Aliyah, putting into place a giant effort that
entailed preparing and organizing young people in Germany to
live in Palestine, securing visas and transportation, and
establishing an educational and support system for the new
arrivals within Jewish agricultural settlements. 11,000 young
people, first from Germany and then from other nations that fell
under the Nazi shadow, came to Palestine as part of Youth
Aliyah. Szold tried to meet every arriving transport of children
and took a personal interest in the placement and situation of
every child. When emigration from Nazi-occupied Europe was
finally cut off, Szold sought to turn the resourc