Jerusha Jhirad

Jerusha Jhirad (March 21, 1891 – June 2, 1984) was an Indian physician.[1]

She was a member of the Bene Israel Jewish community.[2] She was the first woman to be granted a scholarship by the Indian government to study abroad.[3] She was medical officer-in-charge of Cama Hospital in Mumbai.[4] She was also a pioneer of Progressive Judaism; after attending mixed-gender prayers at the Jewish Religious Union, she returned to Mumbay and founded a JRU-affiliated congregation among the Bene Israel with her sister Leah in 1925.[5]

Honours

In 1966, she was awarded the Padma Shri.[6]

The Venusian crater Jhirad was named after her.

References

  1. ↑ Kirsh & Kirsh (2002), p. 40
  2. ↑ Kirsh & Kirsh (2002), p. 41
  3. ↑ Kirsh & Kirsh (2002), p. 44
  4. ↑ Kirsh & Kirsh (2002), p. 47
  5. ↑ Maharashtra - Rodef Shalom Synagogue.
  6. ↑ Kirsh & Kirsh (2002), p. 48

Sources

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