Man of old who could not fight disease and succumbed in mul… - Joseph B. Soloveitchik

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Man of old who could not fight disease and succumbed in multitudes to yellow fever or any other plague could not lay claim to dignity. Only the man who builds hospitals, discovers therapeutic techniques, and saves lives is blessed with dignity.

Joseph B. Soloveitchik

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Joseph Ber (Yosef Dov, Yoshe Ber) Soloveitchik (February 27, 1903 – April 9, 1993) was an American Orthodox rabbi, Talmudist and modern Jewish philosopher. He was a descendant of the Lithuanian Jewish Soloveitchik rabbinic dynasty.

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Alternative Names: Joseph Dov Soloveitchik • Joseph Ber Soloveitchik

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