DR. MARGARET HIRSHHAUT, A JEWISH PHYSICIAN, COMMITTED SUICIDE TODAY BY TAKING POISON IN A HOSPITAL, LEAVING A NOTE IN WHICH SHE DECLARED SHE WAS ENDING HER LIFE BECAUSE SHE FEARED SHE WOULD BE UNABLE TO OBTAIN A POSITION.
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