Tunis Jewish Hospital

Tunis Jewish Hospital
Tunis Jewish Hospital
	Jewish Hospital in 1890 from postcard
Geography
Location	el Halfaouine, Tunis, Tunisia
Organisation
Type	General
Religious affiliation	Jews
History
Opened	1895
Closed	1956
Links
Lists	Hospitals in Tunisia

The Jewish Hospital of Tunis (arabe : المستشفى الإسرائيلي بتونس) was a former Tunisian hospital founded for the Tunisian Jewish community. It was founded by Jewish doctors from Livorno.[1] It opened in 1895 at Place Halfaouine,[2] a suburb north of the Medina of Tunis.

Postcard showing the hospital between 1900 and 1956

Housed in the Khaznadar Palace, it was dedicated to the Jews living in the Hara Quarter of the Tunis Medina.[3]

References

Amor Chadli (2011). "La médecine en Tunisie de la veille du protectorat à nos jours". La Tunisie médicale (in French). 89 (5): 411–417. ISSN 0041-4131. Retrieved 3 January 2017.
Monique Hayoun (July 2005). "Histoire des Juifs de Tunisie du Protectorat à l'Indépendance". leborgel.com (in French). Retrieved 5 January 2017.
Orot Yahdout Hamagreb. "Le Mémorial de la Communauté israélite portugaise de Tunis. Les Grana (1710–1944) – Itshaq Avrahami". lalettresepharade.fr (in French). Retrieved 5 January 2017.

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[Med-1] Amor Chadli (2011). "La médecine en Tunisie de la veille du protectorat à nos jours". La Tunisie médicale (in French). 89 (5): 411–417. ISSN 0041-4131. Retrieved 3 January 2017.

[leborgel-2] Monique Hayoun (July 2005). "Histoire des Juifs de Tunisie du Protectorat à l'Indépendance". leborgel.com (in French). Retrieved 5 January 2017.

[lettres-3] Orot Yahdout Hamagreb. "Le Mémorial de la Communauté israélite portugaise de Tunis. Les Grana (1710–1944) – Itshaq Avrahami". lalettresepharade.fr (in French). Retrieved 5 January 2017.