Philip Srebnik, the son of Russian immigrants, Hyman and Esther Gurian-Srebnik died of a massive heart attack at the age of 59, on Tuesday, November 12, 1946 at his home, 283 East Broadway, New York, New York.
An immigrant who was born in Minsk, Russia, he came to America when he was about 10 years old.
Philip became a physician and practiced medicine on the lower East Side of Manhattan for 37 years, practicing since 1928 in his own office at 283 Broadway, New York, New York until his death.
His life was devoted to his family and to humanity. He was the private physician for the Romanian King of the Gypsies on the Lower East Side
George Veldo
Philip was survived by his beloved wife of thirty-five years, Rose Dora Weinstein a/k/a Dora Rachel Stukorowitz and their three dear children, Estelle Vivian Srebnik-Shapiro, Elias Srebnik a/k/a Dr. Leslie Elias Stewart and Martin Srebnik. He was the grandfather to siblings, Henry D. Shapiro and Nancy J. Shapiro. They are his daughter Estelle's children.
He was survived by his dear siblings Anna Srebnik-Shaffer, Abraham Srebnik, Max Srebnik, Samuel Srebnik, Sophie Srebnik-Kaplan, Bessie Srebnik-Mace and Sadie Srebnik-Mandel.
Services for Philip were held Wednesday, November 13, 1946 at 11:00 a.m. at The Riverside, 75th Street and Amsterdam Avenue, New York, New York with interment following at Mount Judah Cemetery in Queens, New York.
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Email from Henry Shapiro to 1st cousin CJS-P on 10.26.2000 Regarding Srebnik Family History
Subject: Srebnik Family History
C ~ NK forwarded your Srebnik history. I don't know how you found all this stuff. I will be interested to see the references, being a historian and a little anal-retentive to begin with (a function of the culture into which I was raised, by the way -- this is a characteristic of my generation.) But you have certainly tempted me to know more, and tell what I do know.
Our Grandma Rose was Weinstock not Weinstein, but I don't know where this name comes from. Stukarovich is correct. Lithuania is not exactly correct. Russian Poland is preferable, but this is another matter for discussion another time. For her, however, it was important that she came from the Pale of Jewish Settlement, whereas Phillip came from Russia itself, near Minsk as I recall, which meant that his family were wealthy and/or professional persons (doctors especially) because for Jews, only the wealthy or the professionals were allowed to live in Russia itself.
Her family were shopkeepers. I knew her as Rose Dorothy but the reversal of English and Hebrew names was a pattern in her family -- her daughter was Estelle Vivian in English but Chia + the Hebrew for star in Hebrew, and she was called Viv at home -- Nancy Kolodny has the first correspondence that Larry Shapiro sent to Estelle, a card accompanying flowers on Estelle's 18th birthday, addressed to "Viv."
More later on.
Henry Shapiro in Cleveland
Date: 10/26/2000 09:52:25 PM
From: Gh294
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1. In an e-mail from Edwin Srebnik, grandson of Hyman Srebnik, son of Max Srebnik, first cousin of Leslie Elias Stewart, a/k/a Elias Srebnik, to his second cousin, CJS-P dated December 11, 1998, he writes of his memories of Hyman:
"It definitely looks like we are related - second cousins. My grandfather was in the grocery business, on the East side. I remember that my Uncle Phil had several sons about my brother's age. I have one brother who is 7 years older than me and he was in college at about the same time as your father. Also, I remember that your father was considering changing his name to Stewart. Unfortunately, after my Grandfather died, we lost contact with the Srebnik side of the family."
2. In an e-mail from Edwin Srebnik, grandson of Hyman Srebnik, son of Max Srebnik, first cousin of Leslie Elias Stewart, a/k/a Elias Srebnik, to his second cousin, CJS-P, dated January 6, 1999, he writes of his memories of Hyman:
"We lived in Brooklyn and did not see the Srebniks in Manhattan very often. The main contact that we had was when we visited my grandparents at the annual Passover Seder."
Re: Hyman Srebnik's business, a grocery store he owned on the Lower East side of Manhattan, New York, Edwin Srebnik writes:
"I remember my Grandfather's grocery quite well. He had chickens running around the store. He lived in the same building. I believe that he owned the building. I remember my Grandmother, but nothing specific."
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Article written about Dr. Philip Srebnik on July 8, 1938:
Intramuscular injections of a powerful and recently discovered drug is winning the battle in Bellevue Hospital of the gypsy boy, Louis DeMetro, in the opinion of the doctors there.
Stricken with the rare and nearly almost always fatal disease, Ludwig's Angina, a streptococcus infection deep in the cellular tissues of the throat, the 19 year-old youth yesterday astonished staff physicians by taking medication and nourishment through his mouth. It was expected that the disease, following its usual course preliminary to death, would spread to the trachea cutting off the youth's breath.
Only an operation to artificially restore breath, could save the boy, surgeons explained, and then relief would be temporary.
Prayer Helps
The gypsies prayers, of course, important to Louis' recovery, the Gypsies felt but more instrumental in affecting his return to health, they thought, was the tribes "miracle doctor," Dr. Philip Srebnik, of 283 East Broadway.
Dr. Srebnik was amused that his patients should refer to him as a miracle man. He is a general practitioner. But, they boast that he hasn't lost a gypsy patient to death in the last 25 years.
And both doctors and Gypsies agreed that if Louis had followed his initial instructions, the almost fatal infection might have been averted.
Green, the sick Gypsies older brother said that Louis had been taken to Dr. Srebnik a few days ago, suffering from a toothache. The doctor advised ice packs until the swelling subsided, and warned about against an extraction at the time. But the DeMetro was impatient. They couldn't wait for the ice packs to work, and had the extraction performed. It was then that Louis grew ill, until, as Green said, "he lost his breath more and more."
When his condition became serious, the Gypsies' first thought was of the doctor. They taxied to his office, but he was out, and, by the time Louis's condition was so serious, that they rushed him to the hospital.
Dr. Srebnik became the Russian Gypsy tribe's doctor 25 years ago when Rosie, the daughter of Gypsy King Steve Kaslow, had meningitis. At that time, New York City hospitals refused to treat gypsies. Desperate, the family begged Dr. Srebnik to care for her. In the back room of a store which was the Kaslow's family's home, which all antiseptic aids were strangers, the doctor effected his first "miracle" recovery.
Since then, both the French and Russian Gypsies will have no other doctor. Dr. Srebnik said that wealthy French Gypsies often send for him to come as far away as California and Canada. The Russians are poor, and rarely can afford a fee. They are treated.
This article written about Philip Srebnik was is in the possession of his granddaughter, Nancy.
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Biography written by Find A Grave Member GWTWQUEENIE. Please do not reprint without permission. Thank You.
An immigrant who was born in Minsk, Russia, he came to America when he was about 10 years old.
Philip became a physician and practiced medicine on the lower East Side of Manhattan for 37 years, practicing since 1928 in his own office at 283 Broadway, New York, New York until his death.
His life was devoted to his family and to humanity. He was the private physician for the Romanian King of the Gypsies on the Lower East Side
George Veldo
Philip was survived by his beloved wife of thirty-five years, Rose Dora Weinstein a/k/a Dora Rachel Stukorowitz and their three dear children, Estelle Vivian Srebnik-Shapiro, Elias Srebnik a/k/a Dr. Leslie Elias Stewart and Martin Srebnik. He was the grandfather to siblings, Henry D. Shapiro and Nancy J. Shapiro. They are his daughter Estelle's children.
He was survived by his dear siblings Anna Srebnik-Shaffer, Abraham Srebnik, Max Srebnik, Samuel Srebnik, Sophie Srebnik-Kaplan, Bessie Srebnik-Mace and Sadie Srebnik-Mandel.
Services for Philip were held Wednesday, November 13, 1946 at 11:00 a.m. at The Riverside, 75th Street and Amsterdam Avenue, New York, New York with interment following at Mount Judah Cemetery in Queens, New York.
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Email from Henry Shapiro to 1st cousin CJS-P on 10.26.2000 Regarding Srebnik Family History
Subject: Srebnik Family History
C ~ NK forwarded your Srebnik history. I don't know how you found all this stuff. I will be interested to see the references, being a historian and a little anal-retentive to begin with (a function of the culture into which I was raised, by the way -- this is a characteristic of my generation.) But you have certainly tempted me to know more, and tell what I do know.
Our Grandma Rose was Weinstock not Weinstein, but I don't know where this name comes from. Stukarovich is correct. Lithuania is not exactly correct. Russian Poland is preferable, but this is another matter for discussion another time. For her, however, it was important that she came from the Pale of Jewish Settlement, whereas Phillip came from Russia itself, near Minsk as I recall, which meant that his family were wealthy and/or professional persons (doctors especially) because for Jews, only the wealthy or the professionals were allowed to live in Russia itself.
Her family were shopkeepers. I knew her as Rose Dorothy but the reversal of English and Hebrew names was a pattern in her family -- her daughter was Estelle Vivian in English but Chia + the Hebrew for star in Hebrew, and she was called Viv at home -- Nancy Kolodny has the first correspondence that Larry Shapiro sent to Estelle, a card accompanying flowers on Estelle's 18th birthday, addressed to "Viv."
More later on.
Henry Shapiro in Cleveland
Date: 10/26/2000 09:52:25 PM
From: Gh294
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1. In an e-mail from Edwin Srebnik, grandson of Hyman Srebnik, son of Max Srebnik, first cousin of Leslie Elias Stewart, a/k/a Elias Srebnik, to his second cousin, CJS-P dated December 11, 1998, he writes of his memories of Hyman:
"It definitely looks like we are related - second cousins. My grandfather was in the grocery business, on the East side. I remember that my Uncle Phil had several sons about my brother's age. I have one brother who is 7 years older than me and he was in college at about the same time as your father. Also, I remember that your father was considering changing his name to Stewart. Unfortunately, after my Grandfather died, we lost contact with the Srebnik side of the family."
2. In an e-mail from Edwin Srebnik, grandson of Hyman Srebnik, son of Max Srebnik, first cousin of Leslie Elias Stewart, a/k/a Elias Srebnik, to his second cousin, CJS-P, dated January 6, 1999, he writes of his memories of Hyman:
"We lived in Brooklyn and did not see the Srebniks in Manhattan very often. The main contact that we had was when we visited my grandparents at the annual Passover Seder."
Re: Hyman Srebnik's business, a grocery store he owned on the Lower East side of Manhattan, New York, Edwin Srebnik writes:
"I remember my Grandfather's grocery quite well. He had chickens running around the store. He lived in the same building. I believe that he owned the building. I remember my Grandmother, but nothing specific."
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Article written about Dr. Philip Srebnik on July 8, 1938:
Intramuscular injections of a powerful and recently discovered drug is winning the battle in Bellevue Hospital of the gypsy boy, Louis DeMetro, in the opinion of the doctors there.
Stricken with the rare and nearly almost always fatal disease, Ludwig's Angina, a streptococcus infection deep in the cellular tissues of the throat, the 19 year-old youth yesterday astonished staff physicians by taking medication and nourishment through his mouth. It was expected that the disease, following its usual course preliminary to death, would spread to the trachea cutting off the youth's breath.
Only an operation to artificially restore breath, could save the boy, surgeons explained, and then relief would be temporary.
Prayer Helps
The gypsies prayers, of course, important to Louis' recovery, the Gypsies felt but more instrumental in affecting his return to health, they thought, was the tribes "miracle doctor," Dr. Philip Srebnik, of 283 East Broadway.
Dr. Srebnik was amused that his patients should refer to him as a miracle man. He is a general practitioner. But, they boast that he hasn't lost a gypsy patient to death in the last 25 years.
And both doctors and Gypsies agreed that if Louis had followed his initial instructions, the almost fatal infection might have been averted.
Green, the sick Gypsies older brother said that Louis had been taken to Dr. Srebnik a few days ago, suffering from a toothache. The doctor advised ice packs until the swelling subsided, and warned about against an extraction at the time. But the DeMetro was impatient. They couldn't wait for the ice packs to work, and had the extraction performed. It was then that Louis grew ill, until, as Green said, "he lost his breath more and more."
When his condition became serious, the Gypsies' first thought was of the doctor. They taxied to his office, but he was out, and, by the time Louis's condition was so serious, that they rushed him to the hospital.
Dr. Srebnik became the Russian Gypsy tribe's doctor 25 years ago when Rosie, the daughter of Gypsy King Steve Kaslow, had meningitis. At that time, New York City hospitals refused to treat gypsies. Desperate, the family begged Dr. Srebnik to care for her. In the back room of a store which was the Kaslow's family's home, which all antiseptic aids were strangers, the doctor effected his first "miracle" recovery.
Since then, both the French and Russian Gypsies will have no other doctor. Dr. Srebnik said that wealthy French Gypsies often send for him to come as far away as California and Canada. The Russians are poor, and rarely can afford a fee. They are treated.
This article written about Philip Srebnik was is in the possession of his granddaughter, Nancy.
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Biography written by Find A Grave Member GWTWQUEENIE. Please do not reprint without permission. Thank You.
Philip Srebnik, the son of Russian immigrants, Hyman and Esther Gurian-Srebnik died of a massive heart attack at the age of 59, on Tuesday, November 12, 1946 at his home, 283 East Broadway, New York, New York.
An immigrant who was born in Minsk, Russia, he came to America when he was about 10 years old.
Philip became a physician and practiced medicine on the lower East Side of Manhattan for 37 years, practicing since 1928 in his own office at 283 Broadway, New York, New York until his death.
His life was devoted to his family and to humanity. He was the private physician for the Romanian King of the Gypsies on the Lower East Side
George Veldo
Philip was survived by his beloved wife of thirty-five years, Rose Dora Weinstein a/k/a Dora Rachel Stukorowitz and their three dear children, Estelle Vivian Srebnik-Shapiro, Elias Srebnik a/k/a Dr. Leslie Elias Stewart and Martin Srebnik. He was the grandfather to siblings, Henry D. Shapiro and Nancy J. Shapiro. They are his daughter Estelle's children.
He was survived by his dear siblings Anna Srebnik-Shaffer, Abraham Srebnik, Max Srebnik, Samuel Srebnik, Sophie Srebnik-Kaplan, Bessie Srebnik-Mace and Sadie Srebnik-Mandel.
Services for Philip were held Wednesday, November 13, 1946 at 11:00 a.m. at The Riverside, 75th Street and Amsterdam Avenue, New York, New York with interment following at Mount Judah Cemetery in Queens, New York.
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Email from Henry Shapiro to 1st cousin CJS-P on 10.26.2000 Regarding Srebnik Family History
Subject: Srebnik Family History
C ~ NK forwarded your Srebnik history. I don't know how you found all this stuff. I will be interested to see the references, being a historian and a little anal-retentive to begin with (a function of the culture into which I was raised, by the way -- this is a characteristic of my generation.) But you have certainly tempted me to know more, and tell what I do know.
Our Grandma Rose was Weinstock not Weinstein, but I don't know where this name comes from. Stukarovich is correct. Lithuania is not exactly correct. Russian Poland is preferable, but this is another matter for discussion another time. For her, however, it was important that she came from the Pale of Jewish Settlement, whereas Phillip came from Russia itself, near Minsk as I recall, which meant that his family were wealthy and/or professional persons (doctors especially) because for Jews, only the wealthy or the professionals were allowed to live in Russia itself.
Her family were shopkeepers. I knew her as Rose Dorothy but the reversal of English and Hebrew names was a pattern in her family -- her daughter was Estelle Vivian in English but Chia + the Hebrew for star in Hebrew, and she was called Viv at home -- Nancy Kolodny has the first correspondence that Larry Shapiro sent to Estelle, a card accompanying flowers on Estelle's 18th birthday, addressed to "Viv."
More later on.
Henry Shapiro in Cleveland
Date: 10/26/2000 09:52:25 PM
From: Gh294
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1. In an e-mail from Edwin Srebnik, grandson of Hyman Srebnik, son of Max Srebnik, first cousin of Leslie Elias Stewart, a/k/a Elias Srebnik, to his second cousin, CJS-P dated December 11, 1998, he writes of his memories of Hyman:
"It definitely looks like we are related - second cousins. My grandfather was in the grocery business, on the East side. I remember that my Uncle Phil had several sons about my brother's age. I have one brother who is 7 years older than me and he was in college at about the same time as your father. Also, I remember that your father was considering changing his name to Stewart. Unfortunately, after my Grandfather died, we lost contact with the Srebnik side of the family."
2. In an e-mail from Edwin Srebnik, grandson of Hyman Srebnik, son of Max Srebnik, first cousin of Leslie Elias Stewart, a/k/a Elias Srebnik, to his second cousin, CJS-P, dated January 6, 1999, he writes of his memories of Hyman:
"We lived in Brooklyn and did not see the Srebniks in Manhattan very often. The main contact that we had was when we visited my grandparents at the annual Passover Seder."
Re: Hyman Srebnik's business, a grocery store he owned on the Lower East side of Manhattan, New York, Edwin Srebnik writes:
"I remember my Grandfather's grocery quite well. He had chickens running around the store. He lived in the same building. I believe that he owned the building. I remember my Grandmother, but nothing specific."
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Article written about Dr. Philip Srebnik on July 8, 1938:
Intramuscular injections of a powerful and recently discovered drug is winning the battle in Bellevue Hospital of the gypsy boy, Louis DeMetro, in the opinion of the doctors there.
Stricken with the rare and nearly almost always fatal disease, Ludwig's Angina, a streptococcus infection deep in the cellular tissues of the throat, the 19 year-old youth yesterday astonished staff physicians by taking medication and nourishment through his mouth. It was expected that the disease, following its usual course preliminary to death, would spread to the trachea cutting off the youth's breath.
Only an operation to artificially restore breath, could save the boy, surgeons explained, and then relief would be temporary.
Prayer Helps
The gypsies prayers, of course, important to Louis' recovery, the Gypsies felt but more instrumental in affecting his return to health, they thought, was the tribes "miracle doctor," Dr. Philip Srebnik, of 283 East Broadway.
Dr. Srebnik was amused that his patients should refer to him as a miracle man. He is a general practitioner. But, they boast that he hasn't lost a gypsy patient to death in the last 25 years.
And both doctors and Gypsies agreed that if Louis had followed his initial instructions, the almost fatal infection might have been averted.
Green, the sick Gypsies older brother said that Louis had been taken to Dr. Srebnik a few days ago, suffering from a toothache. The doctor advised ice packs until the swelling subsided, and warned about against an extraction at the time. But the DeMetro was impatient. They couldn't wait for the ice packs to work, and had the extraction performed. It was then that Louis grew ill, until, as Green said, "he lost his breath more and more."
When his condition became serious, the Gypsies' first thought was of the doctor. They taxied to his office, but he was out, and, by the time Louis's condition was so serious, that they rushed him to the hospital.
Dr. Srebnik became the Russian Gypsy tribe's doctor 25 years ago when Rosie, the daughter of Gypsy King Steve Kaslow, had meningitis. At that time, New York City hospitals refused to treat gypsies. Desperate, the family begged Dr. Srebnik to care for her. In the back room of a store which was the Kaslow's family's home, which all antiseptic aids were strangers, the doctor effected his first "miracle" recovery.
Since then, both the French and Russian Gypsies will have no other doctor. Dr. Srebnik said that wealthy French Gypsies often send for him to come as far away as California and Canada. The Russians are poor, and rarely can afford a fee. They are treated.
This article written about Philip Srebnik was is in the possession of his granddaughter, Nancy.
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Biography written by Find A Grave Member GWTWQUEENIE. Please do not reprint without permission. Thank You.
An immigrant who was born in Minsk, Russia, he came to America when he was about 10 years old.
Philip became a physician and practiced medicine on the lower East Side of Manhattan for 37 years, practicing since 1928 in his own office at 283 Broadway, New York, New York until his death.
His life was devoted to his family and to humanity. He was the private physician for the Romanian King of the Gypsies on the Lower East Side
George Veldo
Philip was survived by his beloved wife of thirty-five years, Rose Dora Weinstein a/k/a Dora Rachel Stukorowitz and their three dear children, Estelle Vivian Srebnik-Shapiro, Elias Srebnik a/k/a Dr. Leslie Elias Stewart and Martin Srebnik. He was the grandfather to siblings, Henry D. Shapiro and Nancy J. Shapiro. They are his daughter Estelle's children.
He was survived by his dear siblings Anna Srebnik-Shaffer, Abraham Srebnik, Max Srebnik, Samuel Srebnik, Sophie Srebnik-Kaplan, Bessie Srebnik-Mace and Sadie Srebnik-Mandel.
Services for Philip were held Wednesday, November 13, 1946 at 11:00 a.m. at The Riverside, 75th Street and Amsterdam Avenue, New York, New York with interment following at Mount Judah Cemetery in Queens, New York.
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Email from Henry Shapiro to 1st cousin CJS-P on 10.26.2000 Regarding Srebnik Family History
Subject: Srebnik Family History
C ~ NK forwarded your Srebnik history. I don't know how you found all this stuff. I will be interested to see the references, being a historian and a little anal-retentive to begin with (a function of the culture into which I was raised, by the way -- this is a characteristic of my generation.) But you have certainly tempted me to know more, and tell what I do know.
Our Grandma Rose was Weinstock not Weinstein, but I don't know where this name comes from. Stukarovich is correct. Lithuania is not exactly correct. Russian Poland is preferable, but this is another matter for discussion another time. For her, however, it was important that she came from the Pale of Jewish Settlement, whereas Phillip came from Russia itself, near Minsk as I recall, which meant that his family were wealthy and/or professional persons (doctors especially) because for Jews, only the wealthy or the professionals were allowed to live in Russia itself.
Her family were shopkeepers. I knew her as Rose Dorothy but the reversal of English and Hebrew names was a pattern in her family -- her daughter was Estelle Vivian in English but Chia + the Hebrew for star in Hebrew, and she was called Viv at home -- Nancy Kolodny has the first correspondence that Larry Shapiro sent to Estelle, a card accompanying flowers on Estelle's 18th birthday, addressed to "Viv."
More later on.
Henry Shapiro in Cleveland
Date: 10/26/2000 09:52:25 PM
From: Gh294
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1. In an e-mail from Edwin Srebnik, grandson of Hyman Srebnik, son of Max Srebnik, first cousin of Leslie Elias Stewart, a/k/a Elias Srebnik, to his second cousin, CJS-P dated December 11, 1998, he writes of his memories of Hyman:
"It definitely looks like we are related - second cousins. My grandfather was in the grocery business, on the East side. I remember that my Uncle Phil had several sons about my brother's age. I have one brother who is 7 years older than me and he was in college at about the same time as your father. Also, I remember that your father was considering changing his name to Stewart. Unfortunately, after my Grandfather died, we lost contact with the Srebnik side of the family."
2. In an e-mail from Edwin Srebnik, grandson of Hyman Srebnik, son of Max Srebnik, first cousin of Leslie Elias Stewart, a/k/a Elias Srebnik, to his second cousin, CJS-P, dated January 6, 1999, he writes of his memories of Hyman:
"We lived in Brooklyn and did not see the Srebniks in Manhattan very often. The main contact that we had was when we visited my grandparents at the annual Passover Seder."
Re: Hyman Srebnik's business, a grocery store he owned on the Lower East side of Manhattan, New York, Edwin Srebnik writes:
"I remember my Grandfather's grocery quite well. He had chickens running around the store. He lived in the same building. I believe that he owned the building. I remember my Grandmother, but nothing specific."
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Article written about Dr. Philip Srebnik on July 8, 1938:
Intramuscular injections of a powerful and recently discovered drug is winning the battle in Bellevue Hospital of the gypsy boy, Louis DeMetro, in the opinion of the doctors there.
Stricken with the rare and nearly almost always fatal disease, Ludwig's Angina, a streptococcus infection deep in the cellular tissues of the throat, the 19 year-old youth yesterday astonished staff physicians by taking medication and nourishment through his mouth. It was expected that the disease, following its usual course preliminary to death, would spread to the trachea cutting off the youth's breath.
Only an operation to artificially restore breath, could save the boy, surgeons explained, and then relief would be temporary.
Prayer Helps
The gypsies prayers, of course, important to Louis' recovery, the Gypsies felt but more instrumental in affecting his return to health, they thought, was the tribes "miracle doctor," Dr. Philip Srebnik, of 283 East Broadway.
Dr. Srebnik was amused that his patients should refer to him as a miracle man. He is a general practitioner. But, they boast that he hasn't lost a gypsy patient to death in the last 25 years.
And both doctors and Gypsies agreed that if Louis had followed his initial instructions, the almost fatal infection might have been averted.
Green, the sick Gypsies older brother said that Louis had been taken to Dr. Srebnik a few days ago, suffering from a toothache. The doctor advised ice packs until the swelling subsided, and warned about against an extraction at the time. But the DeMetro was impatient. They couldn't wait for the ice packs to work, and had the extraction performed. It was then that Louis grew ill, until, as Green said, "he lost his breath more and more."
When his condition became serious, the Gypsies' first thought was of the doctor. They taxied to his office, but he was out, and, by the time Louis's condition was so serious, that they rushed him to the hospital.
Dr. Srebnik became the Russian Gypsy tribe's doctor 25 years ago when Rosie, the daughter of Gypsy King Steve Kaslow, had meningitis. At that time, New York City hospitals refused to treat gypsies. Desperate, the family begged Dr. Srebnik to care for her. In the back room of a store which was the Kaslow's family's home, which all antiseptic aids were strangers, the doctor effected his first "miracle" recovery.
Since then, both the French and Russian Gypsies will have no other doctor. Dr. Srebnik said that wealthy French Gypsies often send for him to come as far away as California and Canada. The Russians are poor, and rarely can afford a fee. They are treated.
This article written about Philip Srebnik was is in the possession of his granddaughter, Nancy.
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Biography written by Find A Grave Member GWTWQUEENIE. Please do not reprint without permission. Thank You.
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