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America's First Jewish-Sponsored
College of Medicine Now Underway

Dinner Set Here for Einstein Medical School

The first medical college under Jewish auspices to be established in America is
now under construction. •

It is the $10,000,000 ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE of Yeshiva Uni-
versity. A completely non-sectarian teaching center, open to students and faculty of all races
and creeds, it will admit its first class in September 1955.

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Architect s Model

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of t h e $10,000,000
Albert Einstein College of Medicine, now under construction
in New York. Cornerstone Ceremonies for the nation's newest
medical school were held earlier this month. It will admit its
first class in September 1955.

Dr. August, Dr. Bloom Head
Professional -Effort in Detroit

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A nationwide effort is under way for support of the College of Medicine, which will
serve as a central structure of a
$65,000,000 "Medical City," now
being erected on an 84-acre tract
in New York through joint en-
deavors of the City of New York
and the American Jewish com-
munity.

In Detroit, a committee of 38
leaders of the Jewish community
has been formed in behalf of the
college. ABE KASLE is chair-
man and MAX OSNOS is co-
chairman.

The Committee is sponsoring
a dinner on Wednesday evening,
June 30, in the Hotel Statler.
Guest of honor will be New York
State Attorney General Natha-
niel L. Goldstein, National Cam-
paign Chairman for the college.

Commissioner of Hospitals who
Detroit citizens attending the
resigned the post to become Dean
dinner will be apprised of the
of the College.
Dr. Kogel's staff all noted men national shortage of doctors and
ABE KASLE
in the medical profession, in- other trained medical personnel
Public Health and Post-Gradu-
clude Dr. Leo Davidoff, chairman
ate studies.
of the department of surgery;
Rockefeller Warns
Dr. Abraham White, chairman of
On the site, the City of New
the department of biochemistry;
Of Need for Hospitals York is constructing a $40,000,000
and Dr. Alfred A. Angrist, chair-
Bronx Municipal Hospital Cen-
man of the department of path-
"Unless medical facilities
ter, which will consist of the 511
ology.
expand rapidly enough to
bed
Nathan B. Van Etten Hos-
Other recent appointments to
keep pace with our growing
pital for chronic diseases and..
the staff include Dr. Charles B.
population, we face a danger-
the 898 bed Abraham Jacobi
Ripstein, outstanding chest and
ous potential. It means that
General Hospital.
heart surgeon, who assists Dr.
our fight against disease may
Davidoff in the department of
be impeded. It means that
The Hospital Center adjoins
surgery: Dr. Henry Barnett, lead- the science of medicine may the new College of Medicine and
ing pediatrician who will head _not keep pace with human
progress.
"You are making it possible
for mankind to make further
advances in an arena dedi-
cated to increased longevity.
This achievement is a trea-
sure which .we can leave to
our children and to human-
kind with quiet pride."
Hon. Nelson A. Rockefeller
DR. HARRY E. AUGUST
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Under Secretary, Depart-
port of the Albert Einstein Medi-
ment of Health, Education
cal College of Yeshiva Univer-
and Welfare
sity.
which, Attorney General Gold-
Sparked by Dr. Bloom, prom-
stein recently reported, "creates
inent oral surgeon, and Dr. Har-
a serious curtailment in the
ry E. August, nationally known
fight against disease."
psychiatrist, the group mapped
plans to muster complete support
The College of Medicine, which
from all Detroiters in the medi-
will seek to alleviate this critical
cal profession.
shortage, will be the initial unit
Dr. Bloom told the group that
of a $25,000,000 medical teach 7
as yet there have been no an-
in.g center, eventually to include
DR. HERBERT BLOOM
Attorney General Goldstein
nouncements about the dental
Colleges of __Dentistry, Nursing,
staff, • but Dr. August outlined the pediatrics department; and
the directorship of the medical Dr. Milton Elkin, who is chair-
school, which is headed by Dr. man of the department of radi-
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Marcus D. Kogel, New York City ology.

Local doctors and dentists,
meeting Thursday evening, at
the home of Dr. Herbert Bloom,
of Cumberland Way, began mob-
ilization of their forces in sup-
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MAX OSNOS

will serve as its clinical teach-
ing center. The College faculty
will serve as the profe:- ional
staff of the Hospital Center.
The combined facilities will
provide the country with one of
its finest a n d most modern
te•ichir.g and re.,earch centers. -
Honorary chairmen of the Col-
lege's National Committee in-
elude George Alpert, Eddie Can-
tor, Governor Thomas E. Dewey,
George Meany, Vice-President
Richard M. Nixon, Walter P.
Reuther, Mrs. Franklin D. Roo-
sevelt and New York City Mayor
Robert F. Wagner.
Vice-Chairmen are Walter H.
Annenberg, Joseph Cherner, Max
J. Etra, Fannie Hurst,-Maxwell
A. Kriendler, Abraham Levitt,
Joseph Mazer, Isaac Pacht, Sa-
muel S. Schneierson, George P.
Skouras and Max Stern.

Applications Available
For September '55 Term

Over 1,500 colleges and univer-
sities in the. United States and
Canada this week received the
first announcement on qualifica-
tion for admission to the non-
sectarian Einstein Medical Col-.
lege. Application forms will be
made available in September of
this year for admission of the
first class in September, 1955.

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ri.ltis aerial view

shows the new Medical
Hospital:
the joint efforts of the City of New York and private phila
Scheduled to open this summer, it will provide beds for 511
the architect's model of the College of Medicine and the
chronically ill persons. The Abraham Jacobi General Hospital,
now under construction and scheduled to open next spring, will . Nursing, Public Health and Post-Graduate studies. Upper
ings of $40,000,000 Municipal Hospital Center.
provide 898 beds.

The Nathan B. Van .1Etten

City., being constructed through
nthropy. Lower portion shows
projected Colleges of Dentistry,
portion shows completed build--

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