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Mount Sinai Hospital founded by New York Jewish charities

When
1852
Where
New York City; West 28th Street, Manhattan
Episodes
2

In 1852, Jewish philanthropists in New York City established The Jews' Hospital to address discrimination against Jewish patients and physicians. Led by Sampson Simson and eight other benefactors, the group sought to provide care for the growing immigrant community, including specific cultural and religious accommodations. The institution was founded in 1852, with its first site donated by Simson and the cornerstone laid in November of that year.

Episodes

  1. 1852 · New York CityFounding Meeting

    Nine men representing Jewish charitable organizations met in New York City in 1852 to form what would become Mount Sinai Hospital.

  2. 25 November 1852 · West 28th Street, ManhattanCornerstone Laying

    Sampson Simson donated the hospital's first site, and the cornerstone was laid in November 1852.

Background and detail

Background. At the time of the founding, other hospitals in New York City discriminated against Jewish people by not hiring Jewish doctors or nurses and by prohibiting Jewish patients from being treated in the hospitals' wards. These barriers made the existence of Jewish hospitals so important, as they provided training for Jewish interns and residents and long-term hospital privileges for Jewish physicians.

Founders. Orthodox Jewish philanthropist Sampson Simson worked with eight other Jewish benefactors to found the hospital. These benefactors sought to address the needs of New York's rapidly growing Jewish immigrant community, including communicating with immigrants in the German language, the availability of kosher foods, and the understanding of Jewish burial customs.

Early Operations. The institution was founded in 1852 as The Jews' Hospital in the City of New York. Sampson Simson donated the hospital's first site on West 28th Street in Manhattan, between Seventh and Eighth Avenues, with the cornerstone being laid on November 25, 1852. The hospital opened on West 28th Street in 1855.

People involved

Sources

  1. Mount Sinai Hospital (Manhattan) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-04

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