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From Dream to Reality: Albert Einstein College of Medicine

From Dream to Reality: Albert Einstein College of Medicine [film]
Title

From Dream to Reality: Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Date Created/Issued

1979 (questionable)

Description

A film on the creation, naming, and history of Yeshiva University’s Albert Einstein College of Medicine (1953-1973) and University President Dr. Samuel Belkin’s role in founding the school. The film includes footage of Albert Einstein at a press conference in 1953 announcing that the new medical school will bear his name. Then-Senator John F. Kennedy is pictured viewing an architectural model of the school.

Genre

Video recordings

Type of Resource

moving image

Language

English

Extent

8 min. 42 sec.

Notes

The film was originally created for viewing in Yad Samuel Belkin, an exhibit and memorial to Dr. Belkin, which was dedicated December 2, 1979. Yad Belkin is located on the second floor of the Mendel Gottesman Library. Mrs. Abby Belkin thanks Abraham Allen, Hiram Brown, and Henry Paticoff for their help with the film in the acknowledgments in the program booklet for the dedication of Yad Belkin.

Subject Topics

Medical colleges

Subject Names (Personal)

Einstein, Albert

Belkin, Samuel

Revel, Bernard

Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald)

Subject Names (Corporate)

Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Yeshiva University

Reproduction & Use

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