Beth Israel Hospital (Boston, Mass.)
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Dr. Samuel A. Levine and Rosalind Weinberg Papers
Collection
Identifier: JHCP-018
Abstract
This collection contains materials belonging to esteemed cardiologist Dr. Samuel A. Levine and his wife, philanthropist and artist Rosalind Weinberg. Materials include artifacts and documents such as correspondence, newspaper clippings from Jewish and local papers, issues of medical journals, programs, recognitions of philanthropy, and photographs.
Dates:
undated, 1923-1993.
Dr. Samuel Goodman Papers
Collection
Identifier: P-629
Abstract
Dr. Samuel Goodman was a graduate of the University of the City of New York, Medical Department (now Cornell Medical School) and was one of the first Jewish physicians to practice in Boston. This collection includes clippings, letters, and a photograph pertaining to the medical career of Dr. Goodman.
Dates:
undated, 1892-1977
Percy Brand Papers
Collection
Identifier: P-865
Abstract
Percy Brand was a violinist by profession and Holocaust survivor. Born in Liepaja, Latvia on April 2, 1908, he began playing violin at the age of ten. In 1941, when the Germans took control of Latvia and other Baltic countries, Brand was concertmaster of the Riga Latvian Symphony Orchestra. After the SS Einsatzgruppen units occupying Latvia killed his first wife and two children, Brand was sent to the Buchenwald concentration camp in Germany. Playing the violin saved his life during the...
Dates:
undated, 1949-1995