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Article about Longtime Employee Bessie Bowman, Micro Scoop, April 1970
Article from the Jewish Hospital periodical Micro Scoop, featuring longtime employee Bessie Bowman. Bowman worked in the laundry department and was employee-of-the-month. -
"Employee Holiday Party," Micro Scoop, April 1970
Article featuring a Jewish Hospital employee holiday party from the periodical Micro Scoop. -
Jewish Hospital Employee Benefits, 1974
A pamphlet outlining Jewish Hospital employee benefits. -
Micro Scoop Banner with Jewish Hospital Logo, 1974
The Micro Scoop newsletter was published by and for employees of Jewish Hospital. Newsletters included information about a diverse range of employees, special events, and changes in benefits. -
Candy Stripers, Micro Scoop, July 1967
Clipping from the Jewish Hospital periodical Micro Scoop featuring a photo of a group of women hospital volunteers, also called candy stripers. -
1972 Donation from Women's Guild, Service, March-April 1972
Clipping from Service about the Women's Guild raising funds for the coronary care unit. -
Jewish Hospital Gift Shop, Service, 1973
Clipping from Service describing the opening of the gift shop at Jewish Hospital. The gift shop was operated by the Women's Guild of Jewish Hospital. -
Women's Guild Volunteers, Micro Scoop, February 1974
Clipping from the Jewish Hospital Periodical Micro Scoop feturing photos of women volunteers. The caption for the photo collage reads "Those Wonderful Ladies in Pink." -
Letter about Kosher Food Services, May 23, 1967
In this letter, Hy Spikell of Kosher Foods writes that after Jewish Hospital closes its Obstetrical Department, his business will provide “orthodox pre-cooked frozen meals” to Jewish patients at other Louisville hospitals. -
ICU-CCU Nurse with New Image Intensifier, Service, August 1968
Clipping from the Jewish Hospital Periodical Service, 1968. -
Progress at Jewish Hospital, Service, February 1969
This report from the Jewish Hospital publication Service touts recent achievements of Jewish Hospital. It draws back to the founding of the hospital in 1903 to demonstrate the progress and growth. -
105-Year-Old Recipient of a Pacemaker, Service, February 1970
Clipping from the Jewish Hospital Publication Service featuring a recipient, Rev. James Purvis, of a cardiac pacemaker at 105 years old. -
The Complex World of Hospital Finance, Jewish Hospital Journal, July 1976
This 1976 article from the Jewish Hospital Journal outlines the growing number of economic, regulatory, and legal pressures constricting hospital finances. -
Non-Invasive Cardiovascular Graphics Department, Micro Scoop, February 1977
Image from the Jewish Hospital publication Micro Scoop featuring members of the Non-Invasive Cardiovascular Graphics Department at Jewish Hospital. -
Colonel Sanders with Jewish Hospital Employees, April 1979
Image and caption from the Jewish Hospital periodical Micro Scoop featuring Colonel Sanders posing with nurses from Jewish Hospital. The Kentucky Fried Chicken founder was 90 years old when he died at Jewish Hospital in December 1980. -
Ken Richardson, Transplant Coordinator, Micro Scoop, July 1980
Image from the Jewish Hospital periodical Micro Scoop from 1980. The image is of Ken Richardson, who served as the transplant coordinator at Jewish Hospital. -
Letter from Jewish Ladies Benevolent Society No. 1 to Jewish Hospital, October 5, 1914
In a letter to the Jewish Hospital board president, Gussie Newberger outlines how the Jewish Ladies Benevolent Society No. 1 wants its donations to that hospital to be used. She explains that the society would like $65 spent on a “Demonstrator” doll for medical training, “in order to protect the Charity Patients from Fright [and] Exposure” they may have experienced if used for training purposes themselves.
The dawn of the 20th century brought changes and challenges for American Jews. German Jewish immigrants of the mid 1800s had established houses of worship, community groups, and successful businesses throughout the United States. But the late 19th and early 20th centuries brought a new wave of Jewish immigration from eastern Europe. Fleeing oppression and violence, many arrived on American shores destitute and unfamiliar with the language and customs of their new home. Groups such as Jewish Ladies Benevolent Society No. 1, organized in Louisville in 1849, sought to ease the way of these new Americans.
In his work The American Jewish Woman: A Documentary History (1981), Jacob Rader Marcus describes Hebrew Ladies Benevolent Societies as
“An essential part of the structure, of the very being, of the entire Jewish group in any area. Its functions were manifold. Very often it was a mutual-aid society helping the local Jewish poor, especially impoverished women. Though dedicated to charity and synagogal aid, it was at the same time the social club for the town’s Jewish women. Whatever the guise, the members persisted in emphasizing their identity as women.”