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FIGURE 1. The first nurse staff of the hospital (the converted Pennington mansion), from Report of the Newark Beth Israel Hospital and Dispensary, January 1, 1901 to January 1, 1906. Back row, R. Gleicher, K. Sinis, L. McGill, B. Levy; front row, D. Gleicher; S. Kaufer; C. Feitzinger, director of the nurse training school and superintendent ; B. Hunkele. Courtesy of the Jewish Historical Society of MetroWest and featured in the exhibition “Born at the Beth: Newark’s Jewish Hospital since 1901.” FIGURE 2. The Newark Beth Israel Hospital, corner West Kinney and High Streets, circa 1921. The frame building adjacent to the hospital in the background is the old Weston mansion that briefly served as the nurses’ residence and then as the hospital laboratory, 1910–1928. Courtesy of the Jewish Historical Society of MetroWest and featured in the exhibition. FIGURE 3. “Miss Beth,” who epitomized the modern hospital in the 1924 campaign for a new Newark Beth Israel Hospital building; this full-page advertisement appeared in the June 1, 1924, Der Tog. [44.222.146.114] Project MUSE (2024-03-28 09:50 GMT) FIGURE 5. “150 Defy Rain to See Liveright Symbolize Start on Institution,” a Newark Jewish Chronicle cartoon that gently satirized the August 18, 1926, ground-breaking ceremony for the new Beth Israel Hospital on Lyons Avenue near Osborne Terrace. Just before the ceremony, a brief rainstorm had transformed the construction site into a soggy mud bog. FIGURE 4. Michael Hollander, Felix Fuld, and Michael Stavitsky, left to right, who headed the 1924 and 1928 Newark Beth Israel Hospital campaign drives for the new hospital. Library of Congress. FIGURE 6. Newark Beth Israel Hospital on Lyons Avenue, circa 1930, its front lawn transformed into a parking lot. Courtesy of the Jewish Historical Society of MetroWest and featured in the exhibition “Born at the Beth: Newark’s Jewish Hospital since 1901.” FIGURE 7. Abraham Lichtman, chair of the hospital board, 1935–1951, credited with saving the hospital from bankruptcy and closing during the Great Depression. Courtesy of the Jewish Historical Society of MetroWest and featured in the exhibition. [44.222.146.114] Project MUSE (2024-03-28 09:50 GMT) FIGURE 8. Dr. Max Danzis, third from left, performing surgery in Newark Beth Israel Hospital operating pavilion, circa 1930. One of the founders of the hospital, Danzis was chief of medical staff, 1920-1940. Courtesy of the Jewish Historical Society of MetroWest and featured in the exhibition. FIGURE 9. Dr. Victor Parsonnet holding an implantable pacemaker. Courtesy of the Jewish Historical Society of MetroWest and featured in the exhibition “Born at the Beth: Newark’s Jewish Hospital since 1901.” FIGURE 10. Poised to demolish the last remaining house on Osborne Terrace in preparation for phase 3, the construction of the pavilion complex. Top row, Alan Sagner, second from left; Dr. Victor Parsonnet, far right. Chair of the board, 1966–1973, Sagner implemented the phased-construction plan and renamed the hospital the Newark Beth Israel Medical Center in 1968. Courtesy of the Jewish Historical Society of MetroWest and featured in the exhibition. [44.222.146.114] Project MUSE (2024-03-28 09:50 GMT) FIGURE 11. Lester Bornstein, who joined the hospital in 1957 and served as executive director, 1968–1995, with Sharpe James, South Ward councilman and Newark mayor since 1986. Courtesy of the Jewish Historical Society of MetroWest and featured in the exhibition. FIGURE 12. Lester Lieberman, chair of the Beth Israel Hospital Corporation, including the Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, 1980–1996, who oversaw construction phases 4–9 and founded the Healthcare Foundation of New Jersey. Courtesy of the Jewish Historical Society of MetroWest and featured in the exhibition. F IGURE 13. Aerial view of Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, 1996, with phase 9 completed. Courtesy of the Jewish Historical Society of MetroWest and featured in the exhibition “Born at the Beth: Newark’s Jewish Hospital since 1901. ” ...