Abramson Max File / תיק אישי

Personal background and education

• Birth and studies: Max was born in Latvia in 1897. He studied medicine atDorpat (Tartu, Estonia) and graduated in 1924. His documents from his studies indicate that he lived in Tartu as a medical student.
• Early career abroad: After his studies, he worked at a Jewish hospital inRiga In Lithuania until his immigration to Israel. His Estonian identity card states that his profession was a doctor ("arst") and that he was married.

Professional activity in Israel

Max immigrated to Israel in 1932 and quickly integrated into the local health system:

• Medical institutions: He worked at the Israel Medical Association (IMA) clinic on Sheinkin Street in Tel Aviv and at Hadassah Hospital.
• Security service: In his last years he worked inRecruitment Bureau of the Ministry of Defense and was active in medical committees. He served as a representative of the recruitment bureau in the State Doctors' Organization.

Involvement in the Israeli Medical Association (IMA)

Dr. Abrahamson was a central and active figure in the RI institutions for many years:

• Management roles: He served astreasurer The organization in the 1940s and he was a member of the council for many years.
• Ethics and Law: He served as a member of the Ethics-Legal Committee of the Israeli Academy of Sciences.
• Professional assessment: He was described as "an honest, quiet, modest man," who was dedicated to his work and imbued with a deep understanding of medical ethics.

His personal life

• family: Max was married toBertha (born 1904) and the couple had a daughter named Pessa, who was born in 1930.
• residence: His family lived on the street Eliezer Ben-Yehuda In Tel Aviv (number 13, 33 or 35 according to various sources).
• demise: Dr. Abrahamson died in early January 1966, after a serious and prolonged illness. His coworkers eulogized him as a "good and dear friend" whose memory will never be erased from their hearts.

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