Oral history interview with Abram J. Abeloff, 1996

Name: Abeloff, Abram J. (Abram Joseph), 1900-1997 (Interviewee); Zane, Sharon (Interviewer)
Title: Oral history interview with Abram J. Abeloff, 1996
Abstract: Reminiscences of early life, New York City; reasons for entering medicine; education: B.A. Columbia College, 1922, M.D. Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons [P&S], 1926; discrimination against Jews in medical school; differences among New York medical schools and hospitals; surgical intern, Lenox Hill Hospital [LHH], 1927; difficulties with German language at LHH; medical trip to Germany; building private practice; medical experiences in Brazil; experiences in World War II; record keeping at LHH; trustee, P&S; physical description of LHH; creation of surgical pathology laboratory at LHH; nurses and nursing school; Nurses Aid Society; modern medicine
Collection Name: Lenox Hill Hospital oral history collection
Subjects: Hospitals--History.--New York (State); Abeloff, Abram J. (Abram Joseph), 1900-1997; Lenox Hill Hospital
Format: oral histories; sound recordings
Genre: Interviews
Date: 1996

Note (Biographical): Retired surgeon
Note: Interviewed by Sharon Zane on October 29, 31, November 14, 21, 1996
Note (Provenance): Abram J. Abeloff, Gift 1996
Language: English
Library Location: Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
Browse Location’s Digital Content
Catalog Record: 14601358
Also In: Oral History Archives at Columbia; Time-Based Media; Time-Based Media
Persistent URL: https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-wxqn-w716
Related URLs: Available digital content for this interview.