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Mayer Brezis

Emeritus Professor of Medicine from Hadassah-Hebrew University

Apr 10, 2025, 7:12 PM

Healing the Soul: Honoring Captain Alon Safrai Z”L

Alon Safrai Z"L (1996-2024) was a medical student, a Magen David Adom volunteer, and an armor officer. He fell in battle in southern Lebanon on Simchat Torah this year.

Alon Safrai was a medical student and an IDF Armored Corps officer who fell in Lebanon a few months ago. He wanted to dedicate his life to public health and gave his life in love for the people of...

Mar 19, 2025, 12:51 PM

Education – key to peace

A moving event recently commemorated Ori Ansbacher’s brutal murder by a Palestinian terrorist in Jerusalem 6 years ago. It was held as a community singing at the school where Ori graduated, named A-H-I, an abbreviation for Ahdut Israel –...

About Me

Mayer Brezis, MD, MPH, was trained as an internist and nephrologist at Harvard. He is now a retired professor of medicine at the Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, where his last position was Director of the Center for Clinical Quality & Safety. For many years, he taught medical students evidence-based medicine and introduction to public health. Over the last 15 years, he has been moderating training workshops for healthcare teams on sensitive communication skills, such as end-of-life care and transparency following medical errors, at the National Medical Simulation Center at Sheba Medical Center.