Events
Author Sharon Ann Musher on Her Book: Promised Lands: Hadassah Kaplan and the Legacy of American Jewish Women in Early Twentieth-Century Palestine
Thursday, December 4, 2025
11:15 am - 12:15 pm
JCC of Central NJ
1391 Martine Avenue
Scotch Plains, NJ
1391 Martine Avenue
Scotch Plains, NJ
Promised Lands by Sharon Ann Musher tells the remarkable story of her grandmother, Hadassah Kaplan, a young American Jewish woman who’s 1932 travels to Palestine and beyond shaped her lifelong commitment to Zionism, philanthropy and women’s issues. Drawing from diaries, letters and photos, Musher weaves a vivid portrait of Kaplan’s journey and the broader experiences of a generation of adventurous Jewish women navigating identity, purpose and gender roles across continents. Author will be virtual. Proud partner of The Jewish Book Council.
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