Background
Michael Shmuel was born on November 8, 1947, in Khabarovsk, Russia. Son of Shmuel Ilya and Batya Aaron (Bren) Ritsner. arrived in Israel, 1989.
Michael Shmuel was born on November 8, 1947, in Khabarovsk, Russia. Son of Shmuel Ilya and Batya Aaron (Bren) Ritsner. arrived in Israel, 1989.
Doctor of Medicine, Medical Institute, Khabarovsk, 1971. Doctor of Philosophy, University Tomsk, Russia, 1975.
Psychiatrist, District Hospital, Birobidzan, Russia, 1971-1976;
director, Mental Health Hospital, Birobidzan, 1976-1981;
head department, Psychiatry Research Institute, Tomsk, 1981-1989;
senior psychiatrist, Mental Health Center, Jerusalem, Israel, 1990-1995;
director ward, Mental Health Center, Jerusalem, Israel, since 1995;
head research unit, Mental Health Center, Jerusalem, Israel, since 1991. Science director Soviet Jewry Zionist Forum, Jerusalem, 1992-1994. Senior lecturer Hebrew U., since 1995.
Member Israel Psychiatric Association, New York Academy of Sciences.
Married Galina Israel Bekermann, March 2, 1968. Children: Edward, Israel.