Background
Goldsmith, John Rothchild was born on January 5, 1922 in Portland, Oregon, United States. Son of Arthur Abraham and Amy Celia (Rothchild) Goldsmith. arrived in Israel, 1978.
Goldsmith, John Rothchild was born on January 5, 1922 in Portland, Oregon, United States. Son of Arthur Abraham and Amy Celia (Rothchild) Goldsmith. arrived in Israel, 1978.
Bachelor, Reed College, 1942; Doctor of Medicine, Harvard University, 1945; Master in Public Health, Harvard University, 1957.
Physician, Farmers Union Health Organisation, Salem, Oregon, 1948-1953;
resident in medicine, U. Washington, Seattle, 1953-1955;
assistant medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, 1955-1957;
environmental epidemiologist, United States National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland., 1972-1974;
environmental epidemiologist, World Health Organization, Geneva, 1964-1966;
public health medical officer, California Health Department, Berkeley, California, 1957-1978;
professor epidemiology, Ben Gurion U., Beer Sheva, Israel, since 1978. Visiting professor U. Stockholm, 1973, 75. Expert committee member environmental health World Health Organization, 1965-1995.
Member National Institutes of Health Study Section, Bethesda, 1962-1964, 76-79. Co-chairInternat. Conference Radiation and Health, 1996.
President Congress Beth El, Berkeley, 1974-1976. Member chorus Light Opera Negev, Beer Sheva, 1981-1996. Lieutenant (junior grade) United States Naval Reserve, 1945-1954.
Fellow American Medical Association (committee environmental health). Member American Public Health Association, International Epidemiological Association (international commission occupational health, science committee epidemioogy in occupational health), Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha Omega Alpha.
Married Naomi Fried; children: David, Rosie, Daniel, Julie Cwikel.