The Denver Jewish news. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1915-1925, 1920-09-08

York City. Koplik studied abroad, be
came professor Of pediatrics at Bel
levuc. He was the first to describe
what is now known as Koplik's spots,
the diagnostic sign IL measles. He
found the bacillus of whoopina cough
(now named aftef Berdet-G engou).
His great social service to the COM
munity was his success in introducing
free delivery of pasteurized milk to
the needy.
We. Jews, have presented equally
prominent men to the study of internal
medicine. Foremost of all is the fam
Gus Max EinhOrn, of New York City,
In Gradno, Lithuania. and was educated
in various centers Of learning abroad.
He was professor of medicine at the
New York Postgraduate School. DIR.
Max Einhorn made himself fam
Gus for his studies on the stomach and
intestines. originating gastrOscopy ill
Illuminating the stomach by means OF
swallowed electric bulb He Is the
author of book on the Diseases of
the Stomach. and of another on the
Diseases of the IItestines," both
translated into many languages, even
Japanese.
Another stomach specialist Of note
is julius Friedenwald. brother Of the
opathalmologist, Harry Friedenwald.
ex- president of the Zionist Federation.
julius Friedenwald was professor at
the College of Physicians and Surge
ons and wrote on dietetics. guide to
clinical laboratory diagnosis, and
many other articles.
Also prominent in this field is Hen
nish Stern, Director of the Institute
of Medical Diagnosis and Research in
New York City. He was at one time
professor of metabOlism ut st. Louis,
then of internal medicine in New
York. He is the author of many works
in English and German on applied
physiology, urinOlogy, intoxication,
and on matters less medical, like the
God Idea. and Decay Of the Jew
ish People, etc.
III tIt IlcIu VI therapeutics VIC sAes L
number of leading scientists. Solo
mon Ia Silva Soils Cohen. of Sephar-
die descent. is professor OF clinical me-
dicine at jefferson Medical College In
Philadelphia. DIR. Solis-Cohen was
professor of medicine and therapeu-
tics in several colleges. He also took n
vital interest in matters Jewish. help
ing to found ''The American Hebrew.
the Jewish Publication Society. ana
the Jewish Theological Seminary. He
wrote on vasomotor atOxia in con-
junction with E.shncr. 1.-The Essentials
of Medical Diagnosis" Therapeutics
of tuberculosis, contributed to
Fosters Practical Therapeutics" etc.
| He WINS also o memher of the board
compiling the United States I'harin;-
copoeia and last but not lcnst he
translated Hebrew poems. August
Adolph Eshner, who wrote In the
aforementioned book, jointly with
Soils Cohen, was professor of clinical
medicine at the Philadelphia Polytechnic.
He was born in Memphis, Tenn.
Joseph Eichberg is u professor of the
theory and practice Of medicine Mt
Miami University. Other lending Jew
ish doctors in this branch Of medicine
are Hamburghcr, professor ut Johns
Hopkins, and Hirschfelder. professor
at Cooper Medical College. both Of
these professors are writer's.
A most interesting career is that OF
the variously active Eastern European
by birth, Chayim David Spivak. to
whom the City Of Denver stands
cternally indebted. His career is GER
tainly one of the most romantic. He
was member of the Amblam group of
Missionaries who planned to found Jew
ish agricultural colonies in America.
Soon after he came here in 1888. he did
manual labor. He taught farming at
Alliance, n. j.. organized the Jewish
Alliance ut Philadelphia, was chief
clinician there ut the Polytechnic. became
associate professor Of anatomy and
medicine at Denver, organized the lew
ish Consumptivcs Relief Society at
Denver, edited medical literature, wrote
in the "Voschhod", "IIaMclitz". "Amer-
lean Hebrew" and in the Yiddish press.
Jointly with Yehoash he compiled the
dictionary of Hebrew words in Yiddish.
He is ut present intrepidly working on
behalf of Jewish relief among the ruins
of Ukrainian Jewry. His activities are
reported from time to time in the local
Yiddish press.
Among the leading laryngOlOgists,
we find Jacob Soils Cohen, former pro-
fessor ut Jefferson Medical and at the
Philadelphia Polytechnic. DR.. Soils