Mathilde Roth Schechter

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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. The Mathilde Schchter Residence Hall (MSRH), named for Schechter, contains undergaduate housing for students of the Jewish Theological Seminary's List College.

External links

• http://www.jtsa.edu/wlcj/Mathilde.htm

Also see: Conservative Judaism -- United Synagogue of Conservative JudaismTemplate:US-bio-stub