Hebrew Medical Journal Surveys Slutsky-Weiss Rites
Planned for October
Medical, Dental S tatus in Israel
The current issue of Hebrew! tween 1950 and 1960. A signifi-
Medical Journal of which Dr. cant investigation bearing on
Moses Einhorn M.D. of New arteriosclerosis h a s recently
York is the editor, marks the been carried out among 2,680
conclusion of 36 years of con- immigrants from Europe and
Oriental countries. The investi-
tinuous publication.
Written in Hebrew and Eng- gation has demonstrated that
lish, the journal has played an the lowest cholesterol values
important part in the frostering were found am o n g newly-
of a medical literature and ter- arrived Yemenites whose diet is
minology in the language of the characterized by an extremely
low fat content and an unbal-
Bible.
The leading article in the cur- anced caloric intake. Higher
rent issue is a detailed study by cholesterol values, however,
Dr. Moses Einhorn, based on were obtained among Yemenites
official data and authoritative long established in the country.
The incidence of mental ,
material regarding health con-
ditions in Israel. One of the re- illness is higher among immi-
markable features in Israel's grants from Europe and Ori-
health situation, the author ental countries than among
points out, is the fact that Is- groups from North America
rael has one physician per 400 and South Africa. The sever-
inhabitants, the highest ratio in ity of this problem is due to
the world; the Soviet Union 1 a complex of factors — the
per 550, U.S.A. 1 per 790. A low racial and religious upheavals
ratio is recorded for the Arab in Europe and the Arab
countries—Lebanon 1 per 1,300, world, the hazards attending
Egypt 1 per 2,800 Syria 1 per mass immigration and trans-
4600, Jordan 1 per 6,200. The plantation, the stress of adap-
lowest ratio is in Pakistan 1 per tation and rehabilitation in a
15,000 and Saudi Arabia 1 per new country. 5,000 beds are
24,000.
available for mental patients
In 1962 there were 5,755 phy- (as well as 1,300 additional
sicians in Israel. Most of the beds for mentally retarded),
physicians came to Israel in the as compared with only 7,000
earlier waves of immigration, beds for all the general hos-
and therefore the proportion of pitals.
aging practitioners is unusually
The number of victims of
high. The medical school in cerebral palsy in Israel is esti-
Jerusalem turns out about 70 mated to be between 2,000 and
graduates per year.
3,000. The largest concentra-
A quarter of Israel's phy- tion is in Tel Aviv, and it is
sicians are women.
there that the Israel Association
About 200 students have re- for Cerebral Palsy (Shatlem)
cently been sent abroad by the has concentrated its activities.
Hadassah Medical School in
The section "Historical Medi-
Jerusalem for post-graduate stu- cine" presents an original study
dies. Only two failed to return. on a ninth century Jewish phy-
About 100 students have gone sician and philosopher, Itzhaq
abroad on their own for the ben Shlomo Israeli (Isaac thi-
same purpose, and of these 49 daeus) by Prof. Zussmann Munt-
have failed to return, including ner of the Hebrew University
four native-born Israelis.
in Jerusalem. The author dis-
Israel has about 1200 den- cusses Isaac's writings and
tists, and here too, the author their impact on medicine of his
points out, it occupies the first time and subsequent ages. A
place in the globe in the ratio detailed description of all of
of dental practitioners to the Isaac's works is presented in
general population. About '754 this article, as well as of those
dentists are over 60 years of which are falsely attributed to
age and only 419 are under 38. him.
According to the bulletin of
"Freud and Spinoza" is the
the World Health Organiza- topic of discussion of an ex-
tion, Israel has 1 dentist per haustive study by William Aron,
1,400 inhabitants, the United noted scholar and member of
States 1 per 1,700 France 1 Societas Spinozana.
per 2,700 Great Britain 1 per
The role of Robert Koch in
2,900, the Soviet Union 1 per medical science and his rela-
In-
5,100 India 1 per 108,000
tions with leading Jewish sci-
donesia 1 per 248,000 inhabi- entists of his age is brought
tants.
out in an interesting article by
In 1962 there were only 6,732 Prof. Lavoslav Glesinger of
nurses in the country, The Yugoslavia.
shortage of nurses presents an
acute problem not only is Israel
but in other countries as well.
The total number of hospital
beds in 1962 was 16,116. Con-
The WOMEN'S COMMITTEE
siderable progress has recently OF UNITED COMMUNITY
been made in the provision of SERVICES (UCS) will observe
accommodations. Existing facili- its 29th year of continuous
ties are being expanded and new community effort, Feb. 3 at the
hospitals are under construction Masonic Temple Crystal Ball-
in various parts of the country. room. With the theme "Let's
But Israel still has too few hos- Take Stock," the noon luncheon
pital beds in relation to the pop- is expected to attract some 600
men and women from the tri
ulation.
Life expectancy for the county area. A panel of leading
Jewish male in Israel in 1962 representatives from business,
was '70.5 years, as compared government and labor will ap-
with 65.2 in 1949, and for the praise the role of United Com-
Jewish female 73.6 as com- munity Services in metropoli-
pared with 67.9 in 1949. Life tan Detroit.
* * *
expectancy in the United
MARY ANN RITZ, a favorite
States in the same year was
lower for the white male 67.3, at the SAPPHIRE ROOM of the
and for the white female 73.9. Park Shelton Hotel, will return
Monday. The singer-accordionist,
The Jewish birth rate con- a senior in the University of Wis-
tinues to be low in relation to consin school of music, has won
the previous years and also in numerous contests, performed on
relation to that of the Arab pop- radio and entertained for civic
ulation which is more than dou- groups.
* *
ble the Jewish rate. Israel's in-
fant mortality rate — 30 per
Vanguard Theater mounts
thousand—remains one of the Michigan's f i r s t professional
lowest in the world.
production of "DREAM PLAY"
Heart disease and cancer have Jan. 29 for a four-week run.
constituted the main causes of Guest director for the Van-
death in Israel. This is a uni- guard Edward Shelton, long-
versal phenomenon, but the time production stage manager
mortality rate by the "giant kill- for New York produced David
ers" has risen substantially be- Merrick.
Brevities
MISS MARSHA SLUTSKY
Mr. and Mrs. Irving Slutsky
of Ardmore Ave. announce the
engagement of their daughter
Marsha Joyce to Lawrence
Michael Weiss, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Alexander Weiss. An Oc-
tober wedding is planned.
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Women's Chubs
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PURITY CHAPTER, OES,
will sponsor a square dance
8 p.m. Saturday at Eureka
Temple. Caller will be Lou
Davis. For information, call Mrs.
Fay Herwitz, UN 2-1197.
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UNITED ORDER TRUE SIS-
TERS will meet for noon lunch-
eon Tuesday at Northland Audi-
torium.
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Labor Committee Head Attends White House
Meeting on the Aged; Greeted by Johnson
WASHINGTON, (JTA) —
Adolph Held, national chairman
of the Jewish Labor Committee
and general manager of the
Jewish Daily Forward, was
among a group of American
leaders of the movement for
"senior citizens" received by
President Johnson in the White
House.
He represented 25,000 mem-
bers of Golden Ring Clubs in
New York, New Jersey, Phila-
delphia and Miami.
In addressing the group,
President Johnson invited each
of the leaders to help in getting
congressional approval of the
proposed law for health care
for the aged under Social Se-
curity. The President pledged
his support for a measure pro-
posed by Sen. Clinton P. Ander-
son, (Dem. - N.Mex.) and Rep.
Cecil R. King (Dem. - Calif.).
Held called the White House
meeting "very effective' and
The True International Touch!
said "representatives of the or-
ganizations felt a duty was im-
posed on them by the President
to continue to help in bringing
home information. This will of
course be followed by the Gold-
en Ring clubs."
He noted also the "very opti-
mistic hopes expressed by the
President that the measure
would be realized this year."
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OAK PARK CHAPTER, OES,
will hold a games night 8 p.m.
Thursday at the I.O.O.F. Temple,
150 Vester, Ferndale. Proceeds
to aid retarded children.
* * *
AESCULAPIAN AUXILIARY
will hold a luncheon and board
meeting 12:30 p.m. at the home
of Mrs. Michael Wainer, presi-
dent, 18083 Wisconsin.
* * *
YOUNG WOMEN'S B I C U R
CHOLEM will meet noon Monday
at the home of Mrs. David Ber-
man, 18975 Santa Barbara.
* * *
NEGBAH CHAPTER, Pioneer
Women, will meet 12:30 p.m.
Feb. 5 at the Labor Zionist In-
stitute. Hostesses are Mesdames
Phillip Saslove and Fred Schu-
man. A book review will be
given by Chana Michlin. Guests
are invited.
* * *
BETH AM SISTERHOOD will
hold a pancake luncheon noon
to 2 p.m. Sunday at the Cool-
idge School, Livonia. Guests are
invited. Proceeds will go to the
temple general fund.
* * *
BNAI DAVID SISTERHOOD
will hold a board meeting Mon-
day evening at the home of Mrs.
Charles Shere, 16081 W. 101/2
Mile, Southfield. Cohostesses
will be Mrs. Harry Koltonow
and Mrs. Isadore Katz.
* * *
BETH AARON SISTERHOOD
will hold a board meeting noon
Monday in the small chapel of
the synagogue.
* * *
BETH ABRAHAM SISTER-
HOOD will hold its annual
Mo-os Chittim luncheon 12:30
p.m. Feb. 19 in the synagogue,
announces Mrs. Shabtai Acker-
man, president. All proceeds go
to needy families for Passover.
For reservations call Mrs. I.
Tennenhouse, LI 6-8870.
UJA Women Start Drive
NEW YORK, (JTA) — The
United Jewish Appeal Women's
Division inaugurated its 26th
annual campaign with gifts
totaling $650,000 at a luncheon
meeting attended by 150 of the
division's leaders today at the
Regency Hotel.
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