Taylor Nichols: Jewish ER Physician on Treating Seriously Ill Patient with Multiple Nazi Tattoos

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Taylor Nichols, M.D., a young Jewish doctor, was confronted with an ethical dilemma in the Northern California emergency room where he works: He was called upon to treat a seriously ill patient with multiple tattooed swastikas and other hate symbols on his body. The man implored Dr. Nichols, “Don’t let me die, doc.” A heartwarming and inspiring interview — by Jewish CNN anchor John Berman — about how the physician responded is linked below.

Quote: “When we go into this job, we all know we’re going to do our best by everyone. We’re going to provide the best care to anyone who comes through our doors. It’s sort of a mantra of emergency medicine — anyone, anything, anytime. That’s what we’re here for, and we’ll continue to do that no matter what.”

Sources: cnn.com

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“If anti-Semitism is a variety of racism, it is a most peculiar variety, with many unique characteristics. In my view as a historian, it is so peculiar that it deserves to be placed in a quite different category. I would call it an intellectual disease, a disease of the mind, extremely infectious and massively destructive.”

— Paul Johnson, author of A History of the Jews

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“I went through kindergarten through 12th grade, college, law school and four years of active duty in the U.S. Army and I never once experienced anti-Semitism — until I came to the U.S. House of Representatives.”

— Lee Zeldin, Republican Congressman from New York, currently running for governor of the state

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“In the ’80s, we were living in the U.S.S.R., where anti-Semitism was a deeply ingrained part of the culture. Being a Jewish person in the Soviet Union was not easy. Not that I remember any of that — I was barely old enough to chew back then — but for my parents, both Uzbekistan-born Jews, life was a struggle.”

— Milana Vayntrub, actress, comedian, and activist born in the Soviet Union.

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“I think that the roots of racism have always been economic, and I think people are desperate and scared. And when you’re desperate and scared you scapegoat people. It exacerbates latent tendencies toward — well, toward racism or homophobia or anti-Semitism.”

— Henry Louis Gates, African-American literary critic, professor, historian, and filmmaker

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“In the past, we saw European leaders speaking against the Jews. Now, we see them speaking against Israel. It is the same anti-Semitism of blood libels, spreading lies, distorting reality and brainwashing people into hating Israel and the Jews.”

— Ayelet Shaked, Israeli politician and minister of Interior

Note: All the above quotations are from BrainyQuote.com.

Taylor Nichols: Jewish ER Physician on Treating Seriously Ill Patient with Multiple Nazi Tattoos

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