Schwester Selma Death
Schwester passed away on February 5, 1984 at the age of 100 in Jerusalem, Israel.
When did Schwester Selma die?
February 5, 1984How old was Schwester Selma when died?
100Where did Schwester Selma die? What was the location of death?
Jerusalem, Israel
Schwester Selma Birthday and Date of Death
Schwester Selma was born on February 3, 1884 and died on February 5, 1984. Schwester was 100 years old at the time of death.
Birthday: February 3, 1884
Date of Death: February 5, 1984
Age at Death: 100
Schwester Selma - Biography
Selma Mayer, known as Schwester Selma (German for "Sister Selma" or "Nurse Selma") (February 3, 1884 – February 5, 1984) was the head nurse at the original Shaare Zedek Hospital on Jaffa Road in Jerusalem for nearly 50 years. For many years she was the right-hand assistant of the hospital's founding director, Dr. Moshe Wallach. Working long hours and with limited infrastructure, she trained and supervised all personnel at the hospital from 1916 to the 1930s, and founded the Shaare Zedek School of Nursing in 1934. She never married, and resided in a room in the hospital until her last day. In her later years she became known as the "Jewish Florence Nightingale" for her decades of selfless devotion to patient welfare.
