Year 2023 marked 120 years of the Lazarus Jewish Hospital in Lviv
(Lwów/Lemberg). This richly illustrated book is a tribute to its
place in the once-vibrant Jewish community of the city and in the
society at large during the period 1903-1939. Visionaries from
Lviv presents the hospital’s history and its fascinating
architecture, its doctors, and its founder, a prominent local Jewish
philanthropist Maurycy Lazarus, with the background of the Jewish
life in Lviv. The volume also details the history of medicine and
medical education in Habsburg Galicia prior to the hospital’s
founding, Jewish access to the medical profession, and the impact of
Jewish doctors on the path to modernity. It also shows the struggle
of women to become doctors. A moving and timely book with
contributions from leading historians, scholars, and medical
professionals, Visionaries from Lviv is an ode to the once thriving
Jewish community in Lviv and a testament to how one person’s dream
and commitment can impact the lives of so many. This publication was
made possible with support from Furthermore: a program of the J. M.
Kaplan Fund and Gesher Galicia.
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The Story of a Jewish Hospital
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9798887194486
Publisert
2024
Utgiver
Vendor
Academic Studies Press
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
Forfatter