Hossein BehzadPersian physician al-Razi examining a child, Iran, 20th century
The Medical Legion
Roman legionaries fought as hard as they did at least partly because they could rely on the army to take care of them if anything went wrong. And it frequently did, producing a system able to cope with mass casualties. Masada’s dry climate has preserved remarkable evidence of just how the legion healed its sick and wounded
Yonatan Luckimson
First among Physicians
Cairo’s famed medical school spawned a dynasty of Jewish doctors founded by Hibat Allah ibn Jumay‘. Like colleague Maimonides, Ibn Jumay‘ nurtured both the physical health of the sultan and the spiritual well-being of Jewish communities near and far
Amichay Schwartz
Doctor Plotter
Was Roderigo Lopez an English patriot risking his neck to save Elizabeth I from her many foes, or a Spanish spy plotting her downfall? As her physician, Lopez held her life in her hands, and as a Jew he was doubly suspect
David Lawrence-Young
Doctor without Borders
The only doctor residing in the isolated settlement of Har-Tuv, Miriam Duker set out on muleback night or day, hot or cold, to minister to Arabs and Jews alike. Even after seeing her home burnt down in the 1929 riots, Duker’s commitment was unshakeable
Yeshurun Fisher
Columns
Snapshots
This Month in History – Tishrei / Marheshvan
A Brief History of Medieval Medicine
Critics – Golda – film and biography
A Day at the Museum – Tower of David
Tale of a Trail – Lake Yeruham
Portrait of a People – Alfred Wolmark
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