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Reuven Kalisher, resident of Zhytomir, was a Jewish doctor and Hebrew-language literist.
Reuven Kalisher | |
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Born | Zhytomir |
Nationality | Russian |
Known for | Maintained the view that the Torah mentioned Tzaraath is not Leprosy but in fact Vitiligo |
Vitiligo and Tzaraath edit
Kalisher maintained the view that the Torah mentioned Tzaraath is not Leprosy but in fact Vitiligo, Yehuda L. Katzenelson quotes Kalisher's view in his work on medicinal talmudic work (הרפואה וחכמת התלמוד berlin, 1928).
Literary works edit
- Natural works and medicine (Hebrew) Warsaw, 1862.