Simon Brainin
Simon Brainin (July 15, 1854 in Riga, Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire – March 31, 1911 in New York) was a Russian and an American physician. He graduated from the gymnasium in Riga; studied medicine at the universities of Dorpat and Berlin; held the position of physician of the Jewish community of Riga; and was one of the directors of the community, the last independent Jewish "kahal" in Russia, until this institution was abolished by the government. He was a member of the committee of the government to investigate the rights of the Jews of the city of Riga , 1885; delegate from the government of Poltava to the rabbinical conference at St. Petersburg, 1892; and a member of the Society for the Promotion of Culture Among the Jews of Russia. In 1895 he emigrated to New York City, where he became (1902) a practicing physician, and member of the county medical and German medical societies, of the Harlem Medical Association, and of the New York Historical Society. Literary works. Brainin is the author of: and many articles in various periodicals.