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Mar 21, 1891 Mumbai, Maharashtra, India Died on 02 Jun 1984 (aged 93)
Indian physician
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About Jerusha Jhirad
- Jerusha Jhirad (21 March 1891 – 2 June 1984) was an Indian physician.She was a member of the Bene Israel Jewish community.
- She was the first woman to be granted a scholarship by the Indian government to study abroad.
- She was medical officer-in-charge of Cama Hospital in Mumbai.
- She was also a pioneer of Progressive Judaism; after attending mixed-gender prayers at the Jewish Religious Union, she returned to Mumbai and founded a JRU-affiliated congregation among the Bene Israel with her sister Leah in 1925.
