As part of the American section for the Jewish Agency, she was involved in discussions that led to the establishment of the State of Israel.

[2] She attended the Teachers Training School of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America from 1912–1913, Hunter College in 1914, and Columbia University from 1929–1931.

[4] She is a grandmother to Daria Halprin,[5] a former actress mainly known for her lead role in Michelangelo Antonioni's film Zabriskie Point.

While in Palestine, she helped oversee the building of the Hadassah Medical Organization's new hospital complex on Mount Scopus.

She led the organization through Hadassah convoy massacre and established temporary locations for the hospital facilities when Israeli forces lost Mount Scopus.