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DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and the Legal Chronicle

Conscience is merely our own
tains two articles on the late
Charity is never lost; it may
judgment of the right or wrong 14th Anniversary Number of Harofe Haivri, Michel Weinberg, r en own e d meet with ingratitude, or be of
of our actions, and so can never
French bacteriologiSt, by Drs. no service to those on whom it
"The Hebrew Medical Journal"
he a safe guide unless enlight-
M. Fried and Benjamin Jablons. was bestowed, yet it ever does
ened by the word of God.
Attention is called to the re-
One of the traditions of Har- Dr. Solomon Kagan has also con- a work of beauty and grace upon
—Tyron Edwards. cent appearance of the Harofe ofe Haivri is to dedicate each tributed to this section with short the heart of the giver.
Haivri, the Hebrew Medical issue to some specific problem biographies on the lives of Drs.
Journal, now entering its four- which is of vital concern to both Abraham L. Levin and Sidney
teenth successful year of publi- the medical world and the laity. Yankauer. Dr. Bernard Weiss
cation under the leadership of This issue presents for the first has enriched this section with an
Le Shona Toro Tikosevu!
its editor, Dr. Moses Einhorn of time a symposium of "Diabetes elaborate thesis on the great
Le Shan() Toro 7'ikasevu!
New York. This remarkable Among Jews", a :subject of the Zionist and bactpiologist, Dr.
journal is unique in its scope greatest importance. The partici- Alexander Mormottc.
The Harofe Haivri ?as no
and appeal, being of interest not pants of 'the symposium are all
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Dr. Charles R. Bolduan, Di- tributors, and the high intrinsic
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combine to make this an excep-
lish
supplement
is
provided,
con-
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translations of the Hebrew arti- compiling statistics on this sub- periodical which will fascinate
any
curious
medical
men
or
lay-
cles.
ject for a great many years.•
Appearing at first at irregular Similarly, Dr. Hyman Morrison Men.
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intervals, Harofe Haivri is now has made exhaustive studies on
of
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and
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a
of
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ysort,
or
who
wish
to
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Justice is itself the great
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dealing with subjects of specific ularly prevalent among Jews. and any departure from it, un-
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interest. The contributors, Jews Reliable estimates indicate that der any circumstance, lies under
and non-Jews, are men of emi- it is 75 per cent more common the suspicion of being no policy
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cussed in the symposium. Drs.
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exercise due to sedentary occu-
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prime factor in causing the dis-
ease, these doctors stress eugenic
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marriage plans and the avoid-
ance of marriages between dia-
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betics. Secondly, they propose
the education of children to plain
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of diabetes early enough for suc-
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Drs. A. J. Rongy and A. D.
Seley contribute an interesting
article on pregnancy and dia-
betes, showing that the discovery
of insulin has helped to control
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the usual complications of the
diabetic pregnant woman, there-
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rate of such mothers, although
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the incidence of still birth in
these cases remains relatively
high.
Others taking part in the sym-
posium are Dr. Albert Epstein,
who contributes an article on
surgery and diabetes, Dr. Ben-
jamin Jablons, writing a study .
on peripheral vascular diseaseCV
diabetes among Jews, and Dr.
Arthur Rest, who discusses tub-
erculosis in the Jewish diabetic.
The Hebrew Medical Journal
has always featured articles on
the work of the pioneering Jews
1:ith DISTRICT
in Palestine. The remarkable work
on health and medical science
carried on by Miss Henrietta
Szold, who was recently 80 years
old, is described in this issue by
Operated by
Mrs. Tamar Pool, President of
FRED
A. SIMONSEN
Hadassah. Miss Szold organized
With the approach of the New Year I extend to the
the first Hadassali medical unit
entire Jewish community my best wishes for that
during tre last world war, this
unit serving all sections of the
peace and goodwill without which human
population of Palestine until the
hospitals and clinics were turned
beings cannot find happiness. May toler-
over to the Jewish settlement.
For an article on more recent
ance and understanding soon inhabit
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emergency activities in Palestine
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this troubled world.
we are indebted to Mrs. Rose
Open Day and Night
7 a. m. to 9 p. m.
Halprin, former president of Ha-
dassah.
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