Tamar de Sola Pool (; née Hirshenson; 1890-1981), was an

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academic and zionist who served as president of the

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from 1939 to 1943. Born in Jerusalem to Rabbi Chaim Hirschenson and Eva (Cohen) Hirschenson, the family moved to New Jersey in 1904, and Rabbi Hirschenson became a congregational rabbi. In 1917, Hirshenson married

David de Sola Pool David de Sola Pool (;‎ 1885–1970) was a British-born American rabbi, scholar, author, and civic leader. He is considered to be the leading 20th-century Sephardic rabbi in the United States and a world leader of Judaism. Biography Early lif ...

, the rabbi of

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in New York. She died in 1981.

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Guide to the Hadassah Archives on Long-term Deposit
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* Marjorie Lehman
Tamar de Sola Pool
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's Encyclopedia of Jewish Women 1981 deaths 1890 births Activists from Jerusalem Academics from Jerusalem Israeli emigrants to the United States Hadassah Women's Zionist Organization of America members Israeli women academics Israeli women activists 20th-century American Jews 20th-century American women academics {{US-activist-stub