Moshe Wallach
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Moshe (Moritz) Wallach (28 December 1866[1] ā 8 April 1957[2]) was a German Jewish physician and pioneering medical practitioner in Jerusalem. He was the founder of Shaarei Zedek Hospital on Jaffa Road, which he directed for 45 years.[3] He introduced modern medicine to the impoverished and disease-plagued citizenry, accepting patients of all religions and offering free medical care to indigents.[4] He was so closely identified with the hospital that it became known as "Wallach's Hospital".[1][5][6] A strictly Torah-observant Jew, he was also an activist in the Agudath Israel Orthodox Jewish movement.[7] He was buried in the small cemetery adjacent to the hospital.
Dr. Moshe Wallach | |
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Moritz Wallach | |
Born | December 28, 1866 |
Died | April 8, 1957(1957-04-08) (aged 90) |
Resting place | Shaare Zedek Cemetery, Jerusalem |
Nationality | German |
Years active | 1891ā1947 |
Known for | Founder and director of Shaare Zedek Hospital, Jerusalem |
Successor | Dr. Falk Schlesinger |
Parent(s) | Joseph Wallach Marianne Levy |