Zalman Grinberg
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Zalman Grinberg was a medical doctor who served as the chairman for the Central Committee of Liberated Jews in the American sector of Germany
and Austria
after World War II
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Grinberg was born in Lithuania
and was educated as a medical doctor with a specialty in radiology
. He was imprisoned in the concentration camp at Dachau and found himself near the monastery of St. Ottilien
when the war ended. He managed to set up a hospital at the monastery, recruiting nurses and physicians among the concentration camp survivors.
Subsequently, he was appointed to the Central Committee ("ZK"), which was seated in Munich
. He moved to Israel
and became the director of the Beilinson Hospital in Petah Tikva
. He emigrated to the United States
in 1955, where he became a psychiatrist. He died in Mineola, New York
.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
and Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
after World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
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Grinberg was born in Lithuania
Lithuania
Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
and was educated as a medical doctor with a specialty in radiology
Radiology
Radiology is a medical specialty that employs the use of imaging to both diagnose and treat disease visualized within the human body. Radiologists use an array of imaging technologies to diagnose or treat diseases...
. He was imprisoned in the concentration camp at Dachau and found himself near the monastery of St. Ottilien
St. Ottilien Archabbey
St. Ottilien Archabbey is a Benedictine monastery in Emming near Eresing and the Ammersee in the district of Landsberg, Oberbayern, Germany. It is the mother house of the St...
when the war ended. He managed to set up a hospital at the monastery, recruiting nurses and physicians among the concentration camp survivors.
Subsequently, he was appointed to the Central Committee ("ZK"), which was seated in Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
. He moved to Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
and became the director of the Beilinson Hospital in Petah Tikva
Petah Tikva
Petah Tikva known as Em HaMoshavot , is a city in the Center District of Israel, east of Tel Aviv.According to the Central Bureau of Statistics, at the end of 2009, the city's population stood at 209,600. The population density is approximately...
. He emigrated to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
in 1955, where he became a psychiatrist. He died in Mineola, New York
Mineola, New York
Mineola is a village in Nassau County, New York, USA. The population was 18,799 at the 2010 census. The name is derived from a Native American word meaning a "pleasant place"....
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