Rachmilewitz was born to a Jewish family[1] in 1898 in Mstislavl (now in Belarus), then part of the Russian Empire, and grew up in the city of Babruysk. His parents were Eliezer Lipman Rachmilewitz and Dvosha Zack. After completing high school, he studied medicine in Germany.
In 1926, he immigrated to Mandate Palestine and began working at Bikur Holim Hospital in Jerusalem. In 1927, he was chosen to go to the United States for further training, and specialized at the Mount Sinai Hospital in New York. Following his return from the United States, he worked at Jerusalem's Hadassah Hospital on Mount Scopus. In 1949, following the evacuation of the Mount Scopus facility as a result of it being cut off by Arab forces, he moved with the hospital to temporary facilities before moving in 1961 to the new Hadassah Hospital in Ein Kerem, in southwest Jerusalem.
Rachmilewitz was the personal physician to many of Israel's leaders. He was among the first heads of medical school at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, serving as dean of the faculty from 1958 to 1961.
Rachmilewitz's principal area of research and specialization was blood diseases.
He was married to Chava (née Pomerantz) and had two sons, Daniel and Eliezer, both of whom are professors of medicine. He died in 1985 of colon cancer.
Upon his death, a street in Jerusalem was named “Rachmilewitz Street”.
Awards and honoursedit
In 1964, Rachmilewitz was awarded the Israel Prize, in medicine.[2]
In 1970, he received the award of Yakir Yerushalayim (Worthy Citizen of Jerusalem) from the city of Jerusalem.[3]
Rachmilewitz Street in Pisgat Ze'ev, in northeast Jerusalem, is named after him.
^Yad Vashem: The Encyclopedia of Jewish Life Before and During the Holocaust: K-Sered, p. 851. NYU Press, 2001.
^. Israel Prize Official Site. Archived from the original on 16 June 2012.
^. Archived from the original on 2013-10-22. City of Jerusalem official website
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moshe, rachmilewitz, moshe, rachmilevitz, hebrew, משה, רחמילביץ, 1898, 1985, israeli, doctor, fathers, professional, medicine, israel, moshe, rachmilevitzמשה, רחמילביץborn1898, 1898, mstislavl, belarusdied1985, aged, israelnationalityisraelispouserechavia, rac. Moshe Rachmilevitz Hebrew משה רחמילביץ 1898 1985 was an Israeli doctor and was one of the fathers of professional medicine in Israel Moshe Rachmilevitzמשה רחמילביץBorn1898 1898 Mstislavl BelarusDied1985 aged 86 87 IsraelNationalityIsraeliSpouseRechavia RachmilewitzAwardsIsrael Prize 1964 Scientific careerFieldsdoctor Contents 1 Biography 2 Awards and honours 3 See also 4 ReferencesBiography editRachmilewitz was born to a Jewish family 1 in 1898 in Mstislavl now in Belarus then part of the Russian Empire and grew up in the city of Babruysk His parents were Eliezer Lipman Rachmilewitz and Dvosha Zack After completing high school he studied medicine in Germany In 1926 he immigrated to Mandate Palestine and began working at Bikur Holim Hospital in Jerusalem In 1927 he was chosen to go to the United States for further training and specialized at the Mount Sinai Hospital in New York Following his return from the United States he worked at Jerusalem s Hadassah Hospital on Mount Scopus In 1949 following the evacuation of the Mount Scopus facility as a result of it being cut off by Arab forces he moved with the hospital to temporary facilities before moving in 1961 to the new Hadassah Hospital in Ein Kerem in southwest Jerusalem Rachmilewitz was the personal physician to many of Israel s leaders He was among the first heads of medical school at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem serving as dean of the faculty from 1958 to 1961 Rachmilewitz s principal area of research and specialization was blood diseases He was married to Chava nee Pomerantz and had two sons Daniel and Eliezer both of whom are professors of medicine He died in 1985 of colon cancer Upon his death a street in Jerusalem was named Rachmilewitz Street Awards and honours editIn 1964 Rachmilewitz was awarded the Israel Prize in medicine 2 In 1970 he received the award of Yakir Yerushalayim Worthy Citizen of Jerusalem from the city of Jerusalem 3 Rachmilewitz Street in Pisgat Ze ev in northeast Jerusalem is named after him See also editList of Israel Prize recipientsReferences edit Yad Vashem The Encyclopedia of Jewish Life Before and During the Holocaust K Sered p 851 NYU Press 2001 Israel Prize recipients in 1964 in Hebrew Israel Prize Official Site Archived from the original on 16 June 2012 Recipients of Yakir Yerushalayim award in Hebrew Archived from the original on 2013 10 22 City of Jerusalem official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Moshe Rachmilewitz amp oldid 1182686905, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
