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Sylvius, Franciscus (sh) and Holocaust Remembrance days (sh)


Sylvius, Franciscus (sh)




orig. Franz de le Bo? French Fran?ois du Bois

born March 15, 1614, Hanau, Ger.
died Nov. 15, 1672, Leiden, Neth.

German-born Dutch physician, physiologist, anatomist, and chemist.

He based his medical system on William Harvey's discovery of the circulation of the blood and believed that the most important life processes, both normal and pathological, took place in the blood. He proposed that chemical imbalances consist of an excess of either acids or alkalies in the blood and devised drugs to counteract them. An outstanding teacher, he had students instructed on hospital wards. He was the first to distinguish glands made up of smaller units with converging ducts from those forming a rounded mass. Several anatomical structures are named after him.


Holocaust Remembrance days (sh)




International commemoration of the millions of victims of Nazi Germany's exterminationist policies.

The commemoration, observed on different days in different countries, often marks the victims' efforts at resistance and concentrates on contemporary efforts to battle hatred and anti-Semitism. From 1951 Jews have observed Holocaust Remembrance Day on the 27th of Nisan, shortly after Passover, in the Jewish calendar. The Israeli parliament declared that day Yom Hashoah ve Hagevurah (Holocaust Remembrance and Heroism Day), marking not only destruction but resistance.