Since the Middle Ages, Jews have regarded medicine as one of the most honorable professions to pursue. Jews and Medicine is sprinkled with full-color photographs of manuscripts, posters, photographs, and sketches that trace the relationship between Jews and medicine from biblical times to the present. It includes eleven essays on such topics as "Healing in Jewish Lore and Law," "Jewish Folk Medicine," "Jewish Folk Medicine," "Jewish Women in Medicine," and an essay by Peter Gay on Sigmund Freud.
