INVESTIGADORES
SZURMUK Monica
capítulos de libros
Título:
Berta Wainstein de Gerchunoff
Autor/es:
MÓNICA SZURMUK; LUDMILA SHEINKMAN
Libro:
Encyclopedia of Jewish Women
Editorial:
Jewish Women´s Archive
Referencias:
Lugar: Boston; Año: 2020;
Resumen:
Socialist, Feminist and Zionist, Berta Wainstein de Gerchunoff was a leader in the struggle for the rights of women and children. A high school teacher in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Gerchunoff was very active in the Socialist party in the 1910s and early 1920s. She participated in a women?s mock election, published in Socialist magazines and journals and lectured in a Socialist Popular University. After retiring from socialism, she joined the Argentine branch of WIZO and became its President. Gerchunoff expanded the membership of WIZO exponentially both within Argentina and also in other countries of Latin America. An indefatigable traveler, Gerchunoff made sure the voice of Latin American Zionist women were heard in international Zionist organizations, and fundraised for the creation of the State of Israel.
