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THE JEWISH NEWS

Friday, June 23, 1944

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Jewish Gifts to Medicine

Contributions of U.S. Jewish
Hospitals to Health, Science

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Joseph Weiners
Informed of Son's
Death in Action

To Dad From the Army

Sgt. Illelfiuntan Shows Pride
As an American and a Jew

Pvf. Norman, 21, Casualty
Father's Day was an occasion a religion which has historically
Somewhere in Italy, His
for the expression of touching suffered severely and cruelly
The Story of N. Y. Federation's Great Agencies for Heal-
Parents Are Told
sentiments on the part of serv-- from the torments of the callous
ing and Prolongation of Life; 23 Cities in the
icemen to their Dads.
heathen, and yet persevered
Pvt.
Norman
Weiner,
21,
son
Country Have Jewish Hospitals
of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Weiner

Beginning in 1852 in New 'York City, with the establish-
ment of the Jews' Hospital, which in later years became
world-famous under its new name, Mt. Sinai, Jewish com-
munities in America have made a continuing and significant
contribution in caring for the sick and in aiding the forward
march of medicine.

At least 23 cities in the country
have Jewish hospitals. Among
the ten largest cities, Detroit is
the only city that has no hospital
under Jewish auspices.
There are only seven cities in
the country, including Detroit,
with a Jevtrish population of over
20,000, that have no Jewish hos-
pitals. Several other cities with
9,000 to 12,000 Jews have Jewish
hospitals.
Urges Hospital for Detroit
Dr. J. J. Golub, director of the
Hospital for Joint Diseases. of
New York, a noted consultant on
hospital administartion and com-
munity planning for medical
care, recently contributed an
article to the Jewish Social Ser-
vice Quarterly, in which he re-
viewed the growth and service
of the five hospitals affiliated
with the Federation BM' the Sup-
port of Jewish Philanthropic
Socities in New York, as illus-
trative' of the contribution to
medical advancement by the
Jews through hospitals•. under
Jewish ausipecs.
In 1938 Dr. Golub studied the
hospital situation in Detroit at
the request of the Jewish Wel-
fare Federation and recommend-
ed that the organized community
should plan for a new 200-hcia
general hospital for _actite dis-
eases. In a supplementary study
in 1942, Dx Golub confirmed his
earlit=.:f recommendation.
Five Great_ Hospitals
In his article in the Jewish
Service Quarterly, Dr. Golub
states that included in the various
communal • institutions which in
1917 constituted the newly-cre-
ated Federation of Jewish Phil-
anthropic Societies in New York,
were five hospitals: Mount Sinai
Hospital, established in 1852 as
The Jews' Hospital; Montefiore
Hospital for Chronic Diseases,
founded in 1884; Beth Israel Hos-
pital and Lebanon Hospital, both
established in 1890; and the Hos-
pital for Joint Diseases, founded
in 1904.
The growth, development, ser-
vice and achievements of these
hospitals, made possible by gen-
erous community . support, the
leadership Or distinguished trust-
ees, the services of proficient
medical staffs, the devotion of
efficient nurses, is a story of how
the men and women associated
with the hospitals understood
and adequately met community
needs, - how they applied note-
worthy advances in medical sci-
ence and in related fields, and
how they rendered medical and
surgical care at a high standard
of service.
Reduce Social Problems
Jewish hospitals have shared
in the community's efforts to re-
duce social problems. This broad-
ening of the concept of hospital
aims led to a greater emphasis
on the prevention of diseases.
Federation hospitals verily be-
came community health centers
insofar as they are the products
of communal, social and medical
thinking, planning and service,
and in attempting to satisfy the
special needs of the community
Under Dr. ' S. S. Goldwater,
Mount Sinai- was the training

ground

He selected his assistants and
prepared them for the important
work. The present executive
heads of Mount Sinai, Montefiore
and the Hospital for Joint Dis-
eases are the products of that
preceptor method. The executive
heads'of Lebanon and the Brook-
lyn Jewish hospitals,' and the as-
sistant director • of Mount Sinai,
are in turn pupils of Dr. Gold-
water's disciples. Other assistants,
trained in the same way, are
administrators Of a number of
voluntary and municipal hospi-
tals. The Jews of New York may
well be proud of this achieve-
ment by one of its hospitals. It
represents a significant contri-
bution to .the field of hospital
administration.
. Advances in Medicine
During the past 25 years, per-
haps more so than at any other
time, the most notable influence
on medicine in general, and hos-
pital care in particular, can be
traced to the ever-flowing new
diagnostic and therapeutic ways
emanating from the advance in
physiology, psychology,' physics,
pathology, bacteriology a n d
chemistry = sciences basic to
medicine. The past quarter of a
centu'
y
ay gave ' valid testimony.
-4.4-0' medical knowledge and
techniques are emerging from
their dark age.
With reference to the question'
of surgery and general medical
care in hospitals, the clinicLI and
laboratory research work and
results obtained at Federation
hospitals have been both sub!
stantial and significant.
While many of the noteworthy
research developments are - of
such a technical nature to lay-
men that they are dificult to ex-
plain in non-technical language,
a few of the more important
contributions rare recorded in this
article.
-
Research 'Project
Dr. Joseph Turner, director of
the Hospital, states:
"Many fundamental research
projects • were worked out in
their entirety or principally by-
scieaists at the Mount Sinai Hos-
pital. Many clinical and labora-
tory research contributions have
been of national and internation-
al fame, and many of the scient-
ists have received American and
foreign awards and medals for
their work." Space permits the
mention of only a few:
The development of the op-
othalmoscope, now in _world-
wide use as an indispensable
aid in the diagnosis of-eye dis-
eases.
The research which led to
the use of - electric current for
the removal of certain tumors

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of 3212 Monterey Ave., was killed
in action somewhere in Italy, on
May 18, his par-
ents were in-
formed last Sat-
urday.

In infantry:,
service since
April, 1943, he'
was sent over-
seas last Octo
ber and went to
Italy by way of
Africa.
Pvt. Weiner
Before his enlistment, he it'fas
a Wayne University studeb.t in
journalism for a year and a half.
He was graduated from Central
High School in 1940.
Besides his parents he is sur-
vived by two sisters, Rose Wein-
er and Mrs. Goldie Pollock, and
a brother, Albert Weiner of New
York.

CARD OF APPRECIATION
The survivors of Norman Wein-
er, who was killed in action in
Italy on May 18, wish to express
their sincere thanks to relatives
and friends for their kindness
and -sympathy shown them dur-
ing their recent bereavement.

within the bladder, for which
the discoverer of this method
was acclaimed • throughout the
world.
The original work .on the
American form of typhus fever
known as Brill's disease.
The publication by a Mount
Sinai surgeon twenty years ago,
of a classic treatise on thoracic
surgery, the first of its kind
in -this country. It was based
on many years' cumulative ex-
perience and research; begin-
ning with his original outstand-'
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Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Hel,f-
man of 11445 Mack Ave. were'
among those who were deeply
touched by letters from their uni-
formed sons.
Sgt. Harold M. Helfman, who is
stationed at Fort Sheridan, Illi-
nois, wrote his Dad:
"I write you on Father's Day,
in a world setting more different
than that of a similar time of
the year past. The forces of lib-
eration, divinely. inspired by the -
justice of their cause, are now
driving back the barbarian
hordes on all fronts.
"My service in the army the
past two years has been incalcul-
ably lightened by your personal
influence, sir, as a friendly con-
fidante and well-wisher, a ready
source of sagacious advice, a
fount of inspiration and a moral
and spiritual guide.
"You have taught me to hold
my head high, taking a sublime
and noble. pride in belonging to

through her faith in a moral
worth, a social justice and broth-
erhood of man.
"You have taught me that I
live not as an individual, but
possess the grave responsibility
of being a Jew which I could
never ignore or lightly toss away.
As a son of the House of Israel I
have tried to emulate your ex-
ample and follow your tea9hings
to , prove myself worthy of an
historic past.
"You have taught me to love
America, the citadel of liberty,
the haven of the oppressed, the
beacon of faith; the buttress
against bigotry, the cradle of in-
dependence, the protector of the
democratic spirit, the defender
of idealism, the covenant of
brotherhood, the embodiment of
freedom and the residuary of
truth."

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Twilight Symphony Concerts

SIGMUND
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SATURDAY, JUNE 24: This'
great master of the light classics
and composer of some of America's
best loved songs will appear as
guest conductor of the Detroit
Symphony Orchestra. Among the
orchestral selections to be present-
ed are Gold and Silver Want,
Semper Fidelis Marsh, Donkey
Serenade, Prelude and Intermezzo
—Cavaleria Rusticana and Melodies
We Love by Kreisler.

MARGARET
SPEAKS

SATURDAY, JUNE 24: For her
solo numbers, this famous radio so-
prano will sing Romance from Des-
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and Softly as in a Morning Sun-
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Thibault.

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SATURDAY. JUNE 24: Early in
the program this very popular
radio baritone will sing La Paloma,
Annie Laurie, I Love a Lassie and
Aria "Di Provenza," from the
Opera La Traviata. To conclude
the concert, Mr. Thibault will join
Miss Speaks in Tell Me Daisy, The
Same Silver Moon and Wanting
You.

Tickets may be obtained also at
the Detroit Symphony office in Ma-
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(ola concert nights only). PRICES:
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Box Seats $2.40 '(20% Government
amusement tax included). The en-
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Concerts is being sponsored by the
Grinnell Foundation of Music for
the benefit of the Maintenance
Fund for the Detroit Symphony
Orchestra.

OSCAR
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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 28: This
well-known exponent of Gershwin,
better known to you, perhaps,
through his regular appearances on
the ''Information Please" radio
program, will do Gersliwin's Con-
certo in F. In addition, the Detroit
Symphony Orchestra, Karl Krueger
conducting, will present Rachmani-
noff's Second Symphony in M.
Minor, which is the most popular,
as well as the best realized and
most' moving of all this composer's
orchestral works. The orchestra
will conclude the program with
Wagner's "Tannhauser" Overture.

U. of D. STADIUM-8:15 P. M.

KARL KRUEGER, Conductor

DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Karl Krueger, Conductor

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