New York’s Beth Israel Hospital has a long history, having opened its doors in 1889.3 Beth Israel served the exploding eastern European Jewish immigrant population that arrived in America in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Many immigrants from all around the world still work at Beth Israel. To be precise, the name of a single little street that bounds the original Beth Israel compelled me to write this piece. Robbins L. Beth Israel, a hospital that once took everyone, will take far fewer. Sinai Beth Israel Hospital in Manhattan will close to rebuild smaller.

Source: New York Times July 30, 2024 15:52 UTC