Remembering Dr Mark/Meir Dvorjetski: Physician, Survivor, Teacher, Historian, and Pioneer of Shoah Medicine Research
Meir Dvorjetski was a Holocaust survivor, teacher, and historian. He is best remembered for his descriptions of the medicine practiced by the Nazis during World War II, as well as the diseases, disorders, syndromes, and deaths resulting from such practice—particularly, though not solely, on the Jewi...
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| description | Meir Dvorjetski was a Holocaust survivor, teacher, and historian. He is best remembered for his descriptions of the medicine practiced by the Nazis during World War II, as well as the diseases, disorders, syndromes, and deaths resulting from such practice—particularly, though not solely, on the Jewish race. Dvorjetski’s contributions to Holocaust research at Bar-Ilan University in Israel, his underground partisan work, his contributions to society, and his testimony at the Eichmann trial have all been well documented. However, his earlier years—including his survival of the Holocaust, and his less-known medical achievements and contributions to historical records regarding the Holocaust—have not been covered as thoroughly. These latter items are the focus of this paper, with a closing commentary on the relevance of his work for the 21st century. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1ef14d45c0174507bb880af31e0a31442023-08-03T17:04:24ZengRambam Health Care CampusRambam Maimonides Medical Journal2076-91722023-07-01143e001810.5041/RMMJ.10505Remembering Dr Mark/Meir Dvorjetski: Physician, Survivor, Teacher, Historian, and Pioneer of Shoah Medicine ResearchDeborah E.-S. Hemstreet0George M. Weisz1English Communications Coordinator, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel and Editorial Assistant, Rambam Maimonides Medical Journal, Haifa, IsraelSchool of Humanities, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia and School of Humanities, University of New England, Armidale, AustraliaMeir Dvorjetski was a Holocaust survivor, teacher, and historian. He is best remembered for his descriptions of the medicine practiced by the Nazis during World War II, as well as the diseases, disorders, syndromes, and deaths resulting from such practice—particularly, though not solely, on the Jewish race. Dvorjetski’s contributions to Holocaust research at Bar-Ilan University in Israel, his underground partisan work, his contributions to society, and his testimony at the Eichmann trial have all been well documented. However, his earlier years—including his survival of the Holocaust, and his less-known medical achievements and contributions to historical records regarding the Holocaust—have not been covered as thoroughly. These latter items are the focus of this paper, with a closing commentary on the relevance of his work for the 21st century.https://www.rmmj.org.il/issues/59/1696/manuscriptbiological destructiondvorjetskiholocaust medicinepathology of deportationrecovery |
| spellingShingle | Deborah E.-S. Hemstreet George M. Weisz Remembering Dr Mark/Meir Dvorjetski: Physician, Survivor, Teacher, Historian, and Pioneer of Shoah Medicine Research Rambam Maimonides Medical Journal biological destruction dvorjetski holocaust medicine pathology of deportation recovery |
| title | Remembering Dr Mark/Meir Dvorjetski: Physician, Survivor, Teacher, Historian, and Pioneer of Shoah Medicine Research |
| title_full | Remembering Dr Mark/Meir Dvorjetski: Physician, Survivor, Teacher, Historian, and Pioneer of Shoah Medicine Research |
| title_fullStr | Remembering Dr Mark/Meir Dvorjetski: Physician, Survivor, Teacher, Historian, and Pioneer of Shoah Medicine Research |
| title_full_unstemmed | Remembering Dr Mark/Meir Dvorjetski: Physician, Survivor, Teacher, Historian, and Pioneer of Shoah Medicine Research |
| title_short | Remembering Dr Mark/Meir Dvorjetski: Physician, Survivor, Teacher, Historian, and Pioneer of Shoah Medicine Research |
| title_sort | remembering dr mark meir dvorjetski physician survivor teacher historian and pioneer of shoah medicine research |
| topic | biological destruction dvorjetski holocaust medicine pathology of deportation recovery |
| url | https://www.rmmj.org.il/issues/59/1696/manuscript |
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