Israel

27Apr

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Israel, Medics, Profiles

Suzanne “Suzy” Levi, Nurse

Suzanne "Suzy" Levi, 65, Nurse, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel – passed away on 26 April 2020 after suffering from COVID-19. Suzy was 65 years old. Joint List party MK Ahmad Tibi, who is a medial doctor, tweeted his condolences to the family. “She gave to and helped others,” Tibi wrote. “May her memory be blessed.” Source: The Times Of Israel Please help us in adding details.

13Apr

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Israel, Noteworthy, Profiles

Eliyahu Bakshi-Doron, rabbi

Eliyahu Bakshi-Doron–an Israeli rabbi who served as Rishon LeZion (Chief Rabbi of Israel) from 1993 to 2003 – passed away on April 12, 2020 after contracting the COVID-19 virus. He died in Shaare Zedek Medical Center after his condition was exacerbated by previous medical issues. Bakshi-Doron had also served as Sephardi Chief Rabbi of Bat Yam and Sephardi Chief Rabbi of Haifa. Bakshi-Doron was criticized by Haredi leaders for some of his halakhic (Jewish legal) decisions, and by the Reform movement for his position on assimilation. He was known for his promotion of interfaith dialogue and nonviolence. Eliyahu Bakshi-Doron was born in Jerusalem to Ben-Zion Bakshi-Doron, a native of the city, and Tova, an immigrant from Aleppo, Syria. He had two brothers and a sister. As a young man, E...

7Apr

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Israel, Noteworthy, Profiles, United States

Mark Steiner, professor

Mark Steiner - an American-born Israeli professor of philosophy. He taught philosophy of mathematics and physics at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem - died on April 6, 2020 due to COVID-19. Mark Steiner was born in the Bronx, New York. He graduated from Columbia University , and studied at Oxford as a Fulbright Fellow and earned his Ph.D. at Princeton University in 1972. Steiner taught at Columbia from 1970 – 77. Steiner is best known for his book The Applicability of Mathematics as a Philosophical Problem, in which he attempted to explain the historical utility of mathematics in physics. The book may be considered an extended meditation on the issues raised by Eugene Wigner's article The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Mathematics in the Natural Sciences. Steiner is also the aut...

1Apr

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Israel Tolentino

Israel Tolentino, 33, a firefighter and an EMT volunteer in Passaic, New Jersey, died from Covid-19 on March 31, 2020. He battled it for nearly two weeks. Israel Tolentino died from complications after contracting Covid-19, Passaic Mayor Hector Lora said in a Facebook Live, flanked by Passaic Fire Chief Patrick Trentacost. Tolentino, who joined the Passaic Fire Department in December 2018, leaves behind a wife and two children, ages 7 and 9, Lora said. Battling tears, Trentacost said that Tolentino’s death was considered a line of duty death, as he remembered the young firefighter who fulfilled his dream of joining the fire department little more than a year ago. “Israel was a great father, person, husband, son,” said Trentacost. Israel is survived by his wife and two small children...

22Mar

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Israel, Medics, Philippines, Profiles

Dr. Israel Bactol, Cardiologist

Dr Israel Bactol, a promising 34-year-old Cardiology Fellow working at the Philippine Heart Center (PHC), lost his fight against Covid-19, on March 21. “I’ve been around many physicians. Everybody’s brilliant. But, every now and then, you come across a person who just separates himself from the crowd. That’s El,” Dr Tom-Louie Acosta told Rappler in an interview. Acosta, an internist, is Bactol’s close friend and co-trainee from his 3-year residency at Premiere Medical Center in Cabanatuan City. “You can’t help but gravitate towards him because he was such a beautiful person, on top of being a brilliant physician,” he added. Bactol’s memory is etched in the hearts of his family, friends, fellow physcians, hospital colleagues, and patients coming from underserved communities. Bactol...

22Mar

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Israel Bactol, Cardiologist

Israel Bactol – a Cardiologist at Philippine Heart Center, Metro Manila, Philippines – passed away on 21 March 2020 after suffering from COVID-19. Israel was 34 years old. There is no doubt about Dr Israel Bactol’s brilliance. He was a consistent honor student since elementary school. He strived through college and medical school as a scholar. He served as chief resident during his internal medicine residency training. He was also diabetic. His last achievement was to be among the select cardiology fellows-in-training of the Philippine Heart Center. However, on March 21, the promising 34-year-old physician lost his fight against COVID-19, disease caused by the novel coronavirus which, to date, has not spared the lives of more than 50 in the Philippines, inc...