Simon Michael Brainin (July 15, 1854 – March 31, 1911)Obituary. ''

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'', April 7, 1911, p. 5 was a Latvian-

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. Brainin graduated from the gymnasium in his native

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; studied medicine at the universities of

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and

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; held the position of physician of the Jewish community of Riga; and was one of the directors of the community, the last independent Jewish ''

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'' in Russia, until this institution was abolished by the government. He was a member of the committee of the government to investigate the rights of the Jews of the city of Riga, 1885; delegate from the government of

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to the rabbinical conference at

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, 1892; and a member of the

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. In 1895, he immigrated to

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, where he became (1902) a practicing physician, and member of the county medical and German medical societies, of the Harlem Medical Association, and of the

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. He died in New York City.

Literary works

Brainin is the author of: * "''Oraḥ la-Ḥayyim''", a work on popular medicine, in Hebrew,

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, 1883 * "''Der Aerztliche Führer''", Riga, 1885 * "''Ueber Kefyr'',"

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, 1886 and many articles in various periodicals.

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* 1854 births 1911 deaths Physicians from Riga People from Riga county Latvian Jews Emigrants from the Russian Empire to the United States American people of Latvian-Jewish descent Physicians from New York City 20th-century Latvian physicians 19th-century Latvian physicians 20th-century American physicians {{US-physician-stub

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