M. J. Moses
The surgeon Dr. Montefiore Jacob 'Monte' Moses[1] (20 July 1841 in Charleston, SC – 11 April 1878 in New York, NY)[2][3] had an office in New York[3] and was a president of the American Pediatric Society.[4]
Note: Please do not confuse him with his eponymous nephew Montefiore J. Moses (1871 – 1940), who was a son of his brother William Moultrie Moses (1843 – 1879).[5]
Circumcision promotion
In 1871, the "Israelite"[6] Moses strongly recommended circumcision as a preventive measure against masturbation. He published an article in which he stated that "Jews were immune to masturbation solely because they were circumcised, and that non-Jews were especially prone to masturbation and to the horrible diseases that resulted from masturbation solely because they had a foreskin."[7]
Publications
Moses MJ. The Value of Circumcision as a Hygienic and Therapeutic Measure. NY Med J. November 1871; 14(4): 368-74.
References
- ↑
Glick LB (2005): Marked in Your Flesh - Circumcision from Ancient Judea to Modern America. P. 164. ISBN 9780195176742.
- ↑
Dr. Montefiore Moses
, GENi. Retrieved 29 October 2021. - ↑ a b
Dr Montefiore Jacob “Monte” Moses
, Find a Grave. Retrieved 29 October 2021. - ↑ Laderman, Gary, León, Luis (2014): Religion and American Cultures: Tradition, Diversity, and Popular Expression. Edition: 2nd. ISBN 9781610691093. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
- ↑
Montefiore J. Moses
, Ancestry. Retrieved 29 October 2021. - ↑ (2003).
The masturbation taboo and the rise of routine male circumcision: A review of the historiography
, Journal of Social History (The Free Library). Retrieved 28 October 2021. - ↑ (2013) Sexual Mutilations: A Human Tragedy. George C. Denniston & Marilyn Fayre Milos (eds.). Springer. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
