Hebrew Physicians to Form Branches to Aid Hebrew Medical Works, University

A decision to organize branches of the Harophe Hoivri (Hebrew Physician) throughout the country, made at the group’s latest conference in Chicago this month, is being put into effect, Dr. Moses Einhorn, editor of the Hebrew Physician, announced yesterday. Dr. Einhorn, who was chairman of the conference, stated that expansion of the organization was necessary in order to stimulate the interest of doctors in the Hebrew University in Palestine, and also in development of Hebrew medical literature.

At the conference in Chicago Dr. Einhorn presented a paper on “The Modern Conception and Treatment of Gastric and Duodenal Ulcers,” the purpose of which, he explained, was not only to introduce the medical topic but also to reveal the great strides in the advancement of Hebrew medical literature. The fact that it was possible to present a scientific paper in the Hebrew tongue, he declared, proved his contention regarding advancement of the language.

Another member at the conference was Dr. A. Lightstone, who read a paper discussing the necessity of opening a medical school in the Hebrew University. He stressed the importance of eradicating the discrimination which now handicaps the Jewish student at the gates of many colleges, that bars him from hospital appointments and places obstacles in his way even when he does succeed in graduating.

MEDICAL SCHOOL AT UNIVERSITY

This discrimination, Dr. Lightstone pointed out, inflicts great injustice not only upon the Jew but upon humanity as a whole. A medical school in the Hebrew University, founded by Jews, open to all the world, irrespective of race or creed, would be a fitting answer to these discriminations, he asserted. Medical knowledge, said Dr. Lightstone, would spread from such an institution and with that knowledge a broader and more tolerant spirit would spread.

Dr. L. B. Schwartz was another who presented a paper at the Conference. His topic was “The Development and Advancement of the Hebrew Medical Terminology and Literature.” He mentioned the fact that medical terminology in Hebrew has been discovered in the Talmud, but due to the advancement and discoveries in biology, physiology and bio-chemistry the creation of a new nomenclature is necessary. The Hebrew Physician, he declared, in association with a group of physicians in Palestine, has undertaken the work of creating, simplifying, modernizing and harmonizing the Hebrew medical terminology to present-day needs.

A donation of $5,000 was made to the Hebrew University by Dr. Lightstone in memory of his wife. It will be known as the “Dorothy Lightstone Memorial Fund.”