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. A significant historical year for this entry is 1975.

Location. 31° 47.05′ N, 35° 13.194′ E. Marker is in Jerusalem, Jerusalem District. It is in Mea She'arim. It 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.

Regionally, it is in Asia,

specifically in West Asia,

in the Middle East,

in The Levant,

on the Red Sea,

in a coastal Mediterranean country,

and in the Western World.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Byzantine Empire,

the Ottoman Empire,

a British Mandate,

and the Roman Empire.

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

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(about 120 meters away, 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.

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via Jewish Women's Archive, 1955

2. Pediatrician Helena Kagan

Dr. Helena S. Kagan (R) and her sister-in-law, Rachel (Cohen) Kagan (L), at the opening of the WIZO Jerusalem Baby Home in 1955.
Jewish Women's Archive website entry:
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Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, March 11, 2023

3. Pediatrician Helena Kagan Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 25, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 10, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 162 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on April 10, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. 2. submitted on July 25, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 3. submitted on April 10, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.