OSLER AND THE JEWISH PEOPLE

IN HIS WRITINGS AND ACTIONS, Sir William Osler betrayed no evidence of anti-Semitism. In his era, this trait was unusual. Two of his article s, ''Letter from Berlin'' and ''Israel and medicine,'' dealt directly with his thoughts on the Jewish people. In both he spoke out against a nti-Semitism. Osler had Friendships with Jewish colleagues - an exampl e is the great regard in which he held US pediatrician Dr. Abraham Jac obi. Osler was not a saint, and he had his ''rough side,'' but in his relationships with Jewish colleagues his example remains relevant.