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Léon Zadoc-Kahn
Léon Zadoc-Kahn (2September 187023November 1943) was a French medical doctor, the Chief Medical Officer of the Rothschild Hospital, Paris, treasurer of the Curie Institute (Paris), Curie Foundation and the Chair of the Central Committee of Keren Hayesod, Keren haYesod, France. During the time of Vichy France, he was arrested and transported with his wife from his homeland to Auschwitz Concentration Camp where they were murdered. Biography Zadoc-Kahn was born on 2 September 1870, in the 3rd arrondissement of Paris. He was one of six children of Ernestine Meyer and Zadoc Kahn, the Chief Rabbi of France; his sisters were Hélène, Anne and Berthe; his brothers were Paul and Edmond. He began a medical career as an intern in Paris hospitals from 1892. He qualified as a medical doctor in 1897. In 1899, he married Suzanne Esther Lang, who was born on 26 March 1876 in Paris to Fleurette Silz Lang and Ernest Lang, a textile manufacturer. He is recorded on his marriage certificate as being ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rothschild Hospital, Paris
Rothschild Hospital is a hospital in the 12th arrondissement of Paris, operated by the Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris. Initially built to serve the Pletzl, Jewish community of East Paris, it specializes in geriatrics, physical therapy and rehabilitation hospital, rehabilitation as well as several different aspects of dentistry, notably periodontology and dental implants. History In the middle of the 19th century, James Mayer de Rothschild, James de Rothschild founded a hospital at 76 rue de Picpus which included a Hospice for the elderly. The hospital opened on 25 May 1852 and was initially opened to treat and welcome Jewish patients. On the initiative of Baron Edmond James de Rothschild, Edmond de Rothschild, the hospital received supplementary funds to build a new building on Rue Picpus. The building was completely reconstructed by architect Lucien Bechmann (1880–1968) between 1912 and 1914. The new Rothschild Hospital, situated on Rue Santerre opened its doors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |