Sara Rivka Feder-Keyfitz
A childhood friend of Golda Meir, Sara Feder-Keyfitz grew up to be a significant Zionist and feminist leader in her own right. Through Meir, she became involved in the Poale Zion movement. While studying at Columbia, she joined the newly formed Zionist organization Pioneer Women and traveled to Palestine in 1927. She began teaching sociology at the University of Missouri in 1929 but spent her summers founding Pioneer Women clubs in Chicago. From 1951 to 1955 she served as the national president of Pioneer Women. She also worked for women’s rights. In 1970 she made Aliyah and began teaching at the American College in Jerusalem.
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