Postcard announcing a seminar for physicians at Philadelphia’s Jewish Hospital, 1938
Courtesy U.S. National Library of Medicine
The Jewish Hospital for the Aged, Infirm, and Destitute, opened in 1866, was one of hundreds of ethnic and religious hospitals organized by immigrant groups. It served both Jewish and non-Jewish residents of Philadelphia. In 1952, it merged with two other hospitals to form Einstein Medical Center.
