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Surgeon at Work, 1964
In this early and smaller work, Harold Berg honors the memory of his deceased brother Alfred who was also a surgeon. For many years this mosaic hung in an operating room at Jewish Hospital. It now resides in the lobby of Louisville’s Jewish Heritage Fund for Excellence. -
The Lord Bindeth Up the Hurt of His People
Image of a tile mosaic by Harold Berg designed for Jewish Hospital’s Wheeler Tower, which opened in 1973. It pairs scenes of pharmacy and surgery with a comfort promised to the Jewish people in the book of Isaiah: the healing powers of a compassionate God. -
Maimonides’ Prayer
Mosaic created by Harold Berg for Jewish Hospital's 75th anniversary celebration. The mosaic features a quotation from Maimonides’ Prayer from the 12th century. -
Letter from Bernard Bernheim, 1918 June 25
Letter from Bernard Bernheim to the Board of Directors of Jewish Hospital responding to a decision to keep the Jewish Hospital name. Bernheim contributed $100,000 for an addition to Jewish Hospital on the condition that they rename the hospital Bernheim Memorial Hospital in memory of his parents. -
Laying the Cornerstone, ca. 1903
A group gathers to lay the cornerstone of the original Jewish Hospital. -
Original Board of Directors and Rabbis, ca. 1905
Photograph of the original board of directors and rabbis who oversaw the dedication and creation of Jewish Hospital.
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News Clippings from the 75th Anniversary Scrapbook, 1926
News clippings from the 75th Anniversary scrapbook describing efforts to avoid closing the Jewish Hospital
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Rates at Jewish Hospital, 1932
Rates of service at Jewish Hospital. -
“The Future Is in Your Hands” Pamphlet, ca. 1957
This graphic and text are from a Jewish Hospital expansion fund pamphlet. Provides examples of the amount of labor needed to run a hospital. -
Surgical Technicians in Training, October 1967
Image from the Jewish Hospital periodical Micro Scoop of surgical technicians in training. -
Orderlies in Equipment Room, 1967
Image from the periodical Micro Scoop on orderlies (nurses' aides) checking the equipment in the new wing of Jewish Hospital. The orderlies are identified as Robert McGregor (L) and William Scrivener (R). -
Jewish Hospital Employee Benefits, 1974
A pamphlet outlining Jewish Hospital employee 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. -
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.