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Tragedy or success? Elisabeth Goldschmidt (1912-1970) and genetics in Israel. 2013

Nurit Kirsh

Bar-Ilan University, Science, Technology and Society Program, 52900, Ramat-Gan, Israel. kirshn@biu.ac.il

This article introduces the reader to the life and work of Elisabeth Goldschmidt, the founding mother of the field of genetics in Israel. It concurrently strives to uncover the roots and development of genetics in Israel, tracing the crucial transition from classical Drosophila genetics to human genetics and the shift from a Germanic tradition of scientific research to an American one. Goldschmidt's personal biography is inextricably linked to the early stages of genetic research in Israel. The narrative of her life could have been a heroic and inspiring account of a female scientist who 'had it all', had its end been less tragic. Nevertheless, her life was rich, including a path of achievement and trail-blazing coupled with the joy and satisfaction she gleaned from her scientific work.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007557	Israel	A country in the Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Egypt and Lebanon. The capital is Jerusalem.
D012108	Research Personnel	Those individuals engaged in research.	Clinical Investigator,Clinical Investigators,Researchers,Investigator, Clinical,Investigators,Investigators, Clinical,Survey Personnel,Investigator,Personnel, Research,Personnel, Survey,Researcher
D002321	Career Choice	Selection of a type of occupation or profession.	Career Choices,Choice, Career,Choices, Career
D005178	Faculty	TEACHING and administrative staff having academic rank in a post-secondary educational institution.	University Professor,Professor, University,Professors, University,University Professors
D005260	Female		Females
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D014931	Women, Working	Women who are engaged in gainful activities usually outside the home.	Working Women,Woman, Working,Working Woman
D017056	Medical Laboratory Personnel	Health care professionals, technicians, and assistants staffing LABORATORIES in research or health care facilities.	Clinical Laboratory Personnel,Clinical Laboratory Scientists,Clinical Laboratory Technicians,Medical Laboratory Assistants,Medical Laboratory Scientists,Medical Laboratory Technicians,Medical Technologists,Assistant, Medical Laboratory,Assistants, Medical Laboratory,Clinical Laboratory Personnels,Clinical Laboratory Scientist,Clinical Laboratory Technician,Laboratory Assistant, Medical,Laboratory Assistants, Medical,Laboratory Personnel, Clinical,Laboratory Personnel, Medical,Laboratory Personnels, Clinical,Laboratory Personnels, Medical,Laboratory Scientist, Clinical,Laboratory Scientist, Medical,Laboratory Scientists, Clinical,Laboratory Scientists, Medical,Laboratory Technician, Clinical,Laboratory Technician, Medical,Laboratory Technicians, Clinical,Laboratory Technicians, Medical,Medical Laboratory Assistant,Medical Laboratory Personnels,Medical Laboratory Scientist,Medical Laboratory Technician,Medical Technologist,Personnel, Clinical Laboratory,Personnel, Medical Laboratory,Personnels, Clinical Laboratory,Personnels, Medical Laboratory,Scientist, Clinical Laboratory,Scientist, Medical Laboratory,Scientists, Clinical Laboratory,Scientists, Medical Laboratory,Technician, Clinical Laboratory,Technician, Medical Laboratory,Technicians, Clinical Laboratory,Technicians, Medical Laboratory,Technologist, Medical,Technologists, Medical
D049673	History, 20th Century	Time period from 1901 through 2000 of the common era.	20th Century History,20th Cent. History (Medicine),20th Cent. History of Medicine,20th Cent. Medicine,Historical Events, 20th Century,History of Medicine, 20th Cent.,History, Twentieth Century,Medical History, 20th Cent.,Medicine, 20th Cent.,20th Cent. Histories (Medicine),20th Century Histories,Cent. Histories, 20th (Medicine),Cent. History, 20th (Medicine),Century Histories, 20th,Century Histories, Twentieth,Century History, 20th,Century History, Twentieth,Histories, 20th Cent. (Medicine),Histories, 20th Century,Histories, Twentieth Century,History, 20th Cent. (Medicine),Twentieth Century Histories,Twentieth Century History
D036281	Genetic Research	Research into the cause, transmission, amelioration, elimination, or enhancement of inherited disorders and traits.	Research, Genetic