Mathilde Roth Schechter
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==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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Schechter was born in [[Breslau]], [[Kingdom of Prussia|Prussia]] (now |
Schechter was born in [[Breslau]], [[Kingdom of Prussia|Prussia]] (now Wrocław, Poland).[[1901 England Census]] She was married to Dr. [[Solomon Schechter]], a prominent [[rabbi]] who was chancellor of the [[Jewish Theological Seminary of America]] (JTSA). They lived in [[Cambridge]], England before immigrating to the United States in 1902.{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/46759223/widow-of-dr-schechter-first-woman/ |title=Widow of Dr. Schechter First Woman Buried From a Synagogue |newspaper=[[Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle]] |location=New York |page=8 |date=1924-09-12 |access-date=2020-03-15 |via=Newspapers.com}}[[1910 United States Federal Census]] |
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She founded and taught at the [[Columbia Religious and Industrial School for Jewish Girls]]. After assisting [[Henrietta Szold]] in creating [[Hadassah Women's Zionist Organization of America|Hadassah]], Schechter later served as its national chairwoman of education. The Mathilde Schechter Residence Hall formerly contained undergraduate housing for students of the JTSA's [[Albert A. List College of Jewish Studies|List College]]. |
She founded and taught at the [[Columbia Religious and Industrial School for Jewish Girls]]. After assisting [[Henrietta Szold]] in creating [[Hadassah Women's Zionist Organization of America|Hadassah]], Schechter later served as its national chairwoman of education. The Mathilde Schechter Residence Hall formerly contained undergraduate housing for students of the JTSA's [[Albert A. List College of Jewish Studies|List College]]. |
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