Reuven Kalisher
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Reuven Kalisher | |
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| Born | Zhytomir |
| Nationality (legal) | Russian |
| Known for | Maintained the view that the Torah mentioned Tzaraath is not Leprosy but in fact Vitiligo |
Reuven Kalisher, resident of Zhytomir, was a Jewish doctor and Hebrew-language literist.
Vitiligo and Tzaraath
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
- Natural works and medicine (Hebrew) Warsaw, 1862.
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