Letter handwritten and signed by Henrietta Szold, written on official stationery paper. Eden Hotel, Jerusalem, 1936. English.
The letter is addressed to a Mrs. Affachiner. Szold begins by stating that, "To my regret I am unable to accept the invitation of your Society to a reception and tea in your honor next Sunday. On the hour mentioned in the note of your President, I am engaged at a meeting [...] the purpose of which affects my main work directly."
The letter's intended recipient was, in all likelihood, Rebecca Gertrude Affachiner (1884-1966), an American-born teacher, social worker, social activist and member of the Hadassah Women’s Organization, who immigrated to Palestine in the 1930s and was prodigiously active in dealing with Zionist concerns and community affairs.
[1] f. (written on both sides), approx. 18 cm. Good condition. Creases and minor stains.