University Professor Releases Book About His Early Life in Fascist Romania
New York, NY, September 07, 2012 --(PR.com)-- University professor, chairman of pathology in NY, recalls early life in Romania under fascist and communist dictatorships.
In his memoir “Looking Back: From the Times of the Nazis and the Soviets to the World of Today,” Dr. Harry L. Ioachim describes the events of World War II and the Cold War and shares insight into the world of medicine and pathology.
In the course of his life, 85-year-old Harry L. Ioachim has witnessed major historical events and numerous changes in society and in his medical profession. In his memoir, he takes the reader on a journey through important moments in his life and in history. He believes that his book will appeal to the general public, particularly Jewish, interested in the historical events of the past century as well as to medical doctors, especially pathologists and cancer researchers.
Ioachim takes readers to Bucharest where he grew up in the pre-war years, followed by the fascist dictatorship allied with Nazi Germany in the invasion of Russia and by the Soviet occupation that imposed the establishment of the Communist state. During those years he graduated from medical school, specialized in pathology and became assistant professor at the University of Bucharest. In time he realized that the communist regime was a cruel dictatorship based on a doctrine of falsehoods and on the feared Securitate, the secret service of Communist Romania. In 1961 he managed to leave Romania with his wife and 1-year-old daughter, and after a time in Paris he immigrated to the U.S.
In New York, Dr. Ioachim advanced to the position of professor at the universities of Columbia, Cornell and New York University and to chairman of Pathology at Lenox Hill Hospital. He published numerous scientific papers on Cancer Immunology, Lymphomas and AIDS .In his book he describes the research and progress achieved in these medical fields. The memoir covers not only the events in Ioachim’s life but is also interlaced with historical episodes of Romania, a country not familiar to most Americans, says Ioachim, and of its Jewish population which was decimated during World War II.
Book Information:
Looking Back: From the Times of the Nazis and the Soviets to the World of Today
Author: Harry Ioachim
Publisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 978-1461018148
Pages: 320
Published: October 2011
About The Author:
Born in 1924 in Bucharest, Romania, Harry L. Ioachim grew up under the racial laws of a fascist dictatorship allied with Nazi Germany in the war against Russia. He graduated medical school, specializing in pathology, and advanced to the rank of assistant professor at the University of Bucharest before leaving with his wife and one year-old daughter. After a year in Paris he immigrated to the US. In New York, Ioachim built an academic career in medical research, teaching at Columbia, Cornell and New York Universities. For many years as chairman of the department of pathology at Lenox Hill Hospital, he was a mentor to generations of residents in training. Dr. Ioachim published numerous research papers on the pathology of lymphomas and AIDS, wrote and edited internationally-recognized textbooks and has was a frequent speaker at national and international meetings.
For more information, review copies, or interviews please contact the author at:
Harry Ioachim
E-mail: hioachim@NSHS.edu
Looking Back is available for purchase online from the publisher, Amazon.com, BN.com and other online retailers. Bookstores should contact Ingram for wholesale orders.
In his memoir “Looking Back: From the Times of the Nazis and the Soviets to the World of Today,” Dr. Harry L. Ioachim describes the events of World War II and the Cold War and shares insight into the world of medicine and pathology.
In the course of his life, 85-year-old Harry L. Ioachim has witnessed major historical events and numerous changes in society and in his medical profession. In his memoir, he takes the reader on a journey through important moments in his life and in history. He believes that his book will appeal to the general public, particularly Jewish, interested in the historical events of the past century as well as to medical doctors, especially pathologists and cancer researchers.
Ioachim takes readers to Bucharest where he grew up in the pre-war years, followed by the fascist dictatorship allied with Nazi Germany in the invasion of Russia and by the Soviet occupation that imposed the establishment of the Communist state. During those years he graduated from medical school, specialized in pathology and became assistant professor at the University of Bucharest. In time he realized that the communist regime was a cruel dictatorship based on a doctrine of falsehoods and on the feared Securitate, the secret service of Communist Romania. In 1961 he managed to leave Romania with his wife and 1-year-old daughter, and after a time in Paris he immigrated to the U.S.
In New York, Dr. Ioachim advanced to the position of professor at the universities of Columbia, Cornell and New York University and to chairman of Pathology at Lenox Hill Hospital. He published numerous scientific papers on Cancer Immunology, Lymphomas and AIDS .In his book he describes the research and progress achieved in these medical fields. The memoir covers not only the events in Ioachim’s life but is also interlaced with historical episodes of Romania, a country not familiar to most Americans, says Ioachim, and of its Jewish population which was decimated during World War II.
Book Information:
Looking Back: From the Times of the Nazis and the Soviets to the World of Today
Author: Harry Ioachim
Publisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 978-1461018148
Pages: 320
Published: October 2011
About The Author:
Born in 1924 in Bucharest, Romania, Harry L. Ioachim grew up under the racial laws of a fascist dictatorship allied with Nazi Germany in the war against Russia. He graduated medical school, specializing in pathology, and advanced to the rank of assistant professor at the University of Bucharest before leaving with his wife and one year-old daughter. After a year in Paris he immigrated to the US. In New York, Ioachim built an academic career in medical research, teaching at Columbia, Cornell and New York Universities. For many years as chairman of the department of pathology at Lenox Hill Hospital, he was a mentor to generations of residents in training. Dr. Ioachim published numerous research papers on the pathology of lymphomas and AIDS, wrote and edited internationally-recognized textbooks and has was a frequent speaker at national and international meetings.
For more information, review copies, or interviews please contact the author at:
Harry Ioachim
E-mail: hioachim@NSHS.edu
Looking Back is available for purchase online from the publisher, Amazon.com, BN.com and other online retailers. Bookstores should contact Ingram for wholesale orders.
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