Moshe Wallach

Dr.
Moshe Wallach
Moritz Wallach
Dr Wallach in 1954
BornDecember 28, 1866
Cologne, Germany
DiedApril 8, 1957(1957-04-08) (aged 90)
Jerusalem, Israel
Resting placeShaare Zedek Cemetery, Jerusalem
NationalityGerman
Years active1891–1947
Known forFounder and director of Shaare Zedek Hospital, Jerusalem
SuccessorDr. Falk Schlesinger
Parent(s)Joseph Wallach
Marianne Levy

Moshe (Moritz) Wallach (28 December 1866[1] – 8 April 1957[2]) was a German Jewish physician and pioneering medical practitioner in Jerusalem. He was the founder of Shaarei Zedek Hospital on Jaffa Road, which he directed for 45 years.[3] He introduced modern medicine to the impoverished and disease-plagued citizenry, accepting patients of all religions and offering free medical care to indigents.[4] He was so closely identified with the hospital that it became known as "Wallach's Hospital".[1][5][6] A strictly Torah-observant Jew, he was also an activist in the Agudath Israel Orthodox Jewish movement.[7] He was buried in the small cemetery adjacent to the hospital.

  1. ^ a b Tidhar, David (1947). "Dr. Moshe Wallach" ד"ר משה ואלאך. Encyclopedia of the Founders and Builders of Israel (in Hebrew). Vol. 1. Estate of David Tidhar and Touro College Libraries. p. 429.
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  6. ^ Rossoff (2001), p. 489.
  7. ^ Ben Shlomo, Yosef. "A Dedicated and Devout Doctor of Jerusalem". shemayisrael.co.il. Retrieved 4 December 2012.