Hillel Yaffe
Physician and Zionist (1864-1936) · Doctors · Died at 71
Hillel Yaffe was a Russian Jewish physician and Zionist leader who immigrated to the Land of Israel in the First Aliyah during the Ottoman Empire.
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About this person
In the early 20th century he was instrumental in curing malaria, which at that time was the main cause for death of Jews, and helped improve the medical infrastructure of the Yishuv during the same period. The Hillel Yaffe Medical Center in Hadera is named after him.
Category
Doctors
Type
Doctor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1864 to 1936 · aged 71
