Mea She'arim in Jerusalem, Jerusalem District, Israel — The Middle East (West Asia)

Pediatrician Helena Kagan

Photographed By Darren Jefferson Clay, March 11, 2023

1. Pediatrician Helena Kagan Marker

Inscription. Pediatrician Helena Kagan (1889-1978) founded pediatrics in Jerusalem, including mother and child care clinics and day-care centers for Jews and Arabs alike. Active in the Jewish women organization that joined later WIZO. Israel PrizeLauriate, 1975. Sister-in-Law of Rachel Kagan-Cohen, women activist, signatory of the Declaration of Independence, MK in the first and fifth Knesset.

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Erected by Council for the Preservation of Heritage Sites in Israel.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Science & Medicine • Women.

Location. 31° 47.05′ N, 35° 13.194′ E. Marker is in Jerusalem, Jerusalem District. It is in Mea She'arim. Marker is on Ha-Nevi'im Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Ha-Nevi'im Street 64, Jerusalem, Jerusalem District, Israel. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Hunt House (here, next to this marker); The Benjamin Hostel (Yad Sarah) (within shouting distance of this marker); St. Joseph Convent (within shouting distance of this marker); Tabor Home (within shouting distance of this marker); Physicians House (about 120 meters away,

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measured in a direct line); Rothschild Hospital (about 150 meters away); Bikur Holim Hospital (about 150 meters away); First Hadassah Hospital in Palestine (about 150 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jerusalem.

Also see . . . https://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/kagan-helena (Jewish Women’s Archive).

Overview: Helena Kagan, a pioneer of pediatric medicine in pre-State Palestine, is known to this day as the children’s doctor of Jerusalem, the city where she settled following her aliyah in 1914. Kagan tended to generations of children—Jews, Muslims, and Christians—saving many of them from sickness and death. She devoted her life to improving welfare services and living conditions. Children’s health, love of Jerusalem, and the hope for peace between Jews and Arabs were the three central themes of her life. Kagan founded the first Jewish children’s hospital in Palestine, created childcare centers, and helped found a local chapter of WIZO, among other accomplishments. She received numerous awards throughout her life, including the Israel Prize and the title of Honorary Citizen of Jerusalem.

(Submitted on April 19, 2023.)

Photographed By Darren Jefferson Clay, March 11, 2023

2. Pediatrician Helena Kagan Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 19, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 10, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 62 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 10, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.