The Denver Jewish news. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1915-1925, 1919-10-22
TheStrausH Health Bureau
in Palestine
SPLENDID WORK DONE IN THE
WAR PERIOD By THE lNSTlTC-
TON Founded BY NATHAN
STRAUS IN JERUSALEM.

One of the finest benefactions
bestowed on Palestine is the Jewish
Health Bureau established in Jerusa-
lem by Nathan Straus. Due to war
conditions the work that was being
done by this Institution has until now
been practically unknown to the world
1ut report has just come thru con-
corning the period from Sept. 1914
TO Dec. 1918 in which the full value
of the Straus philanthropy stands out
IN clear relief.
"On the outbreak of the war, those
In control of the Jewish Health 1su
reau in Jerusalem resolved to adopt
the policy which the majority of the
Palestine Jews would have chosen
that Is In spite of all the dangers
that threatened. not to leave the coun'
try. hut to do everything within their
power to hold this important posi-
ton for Jewish colonization. In con-
sequence Of this decision. some of the
doctors AMI Officials OIL the INSTITUTION
were forced to become Turkish citi-
zcns. The financial situation soon
caused great difficulties, and neees
STATED reduction of salaries. whilst
on the other hand the cost Of living
increased to an extraordinary degree
In consequence of the epidemics which
broke out. the work OF the Health bn-
reau and OF all its doctors and Of
ficials increased very considerably
Moreover, some members Of the Health
bureau were forced to enter the Turk
ish army, whilst others were deport-
ed from Jerusalem just before the en-
try of the British troops.
In spite OF all these difficnlties the
thanks to the unwearyinS
help OF DIR. Glazebrook and the Count
at Ballobar, the American and Span'
ish Consulss has been maintained. and
today almost the entire staff o. the
Jewish Health Bureau IS ngain' at
work. Y
meteorological Department.
This Department OF the Health su'
reau was Of the greatest service to the
population of Jerusalem during the
terrible epidemics Cholera, dysentery
malaria and scarlet fever). The De-
partment was. requlsitioned by the
Government from the beginning Of the
war for meteorological military work.
but this did not interfere with the
assistance given to civil popuiauoh
There was no other institution In Je-
which could help the starS-
Ing Jewish population to fight the
epidemics. The loss Of life would
have been considerably greater than
1t actually was, had not the Health
Bureau done what the Government
should have done.
Large quantities OF anti-cholera
and anti-typhus lymph were produc'
I'd. and when, during the summer OF
1916 and 1917, cholera broke out III
and around Jerusalem, the Health
bureau took energetic steps to fight
against 1t. All directors of schools,
Torahs and Yeshiboth, had
their attention drawn to the danger
in which the town stood, and to the
duty Of the inhabitants to be inoc-
ulated so as to escape infection.
I'm five different districts clinics
were opened where free injections were
given to all corners. without distinc-
ton of race or creed. The school
children were inoculated by nurses
sent by the Department to the various
districts. The Department requested
that no one should be allowed to leave