Remembering More Jewish Physicians

George M. Weisz; Andrzej Grzybowski

doi:10.5041/RMMJ.10253

Rambam Maimonides Medical Journal (Jul 2016)

Remembering More Jewish Physicians

George M. Weisz,
Andrzej Grzybowski

Affiliations

George M. Weisz: School of Humanities (Program in History of Medicine), University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia and School of Humanities, University of New England, Armidale, New South Wales, Australia
Andrzej Grzybowski: Department of Ophthalmology, Poznan City Hospital, Poznań, Poland; Department of Ophthalmology, University of Warmia and Mazury, Olsztyn, Poland; and 5Editor-in-chief, Archives of the History and Philosophy of Medicine, Poznań, Poland

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5041/RMMJ.10253
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 7, no. 3
p. e0026

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The history of medicine has been an intriguing topic for both authors. The modern relevance of past discoveries led both authors to take a closer look at the lives and contributions of persecuted physicians. The Jewish physicians who died in the Holocaust stand out as a stark example of those who merit being remembered. Many made important contributions to medicine which remain relevant to this day. Hence, this paper reviews the lives and important contributions of two persecuted Jewish physicians: Arthur Kessler (1903–2000) and Bronislawa Fejgin (1883–1943).

Published in Rambam Maimonides Medical Journal

ISSN: 2076-9172 (Online)
Publisher: Rambam Health Care Campus
Country of publisher: Israel
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General)
Website: http://www.rmmj.org.il

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