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          The Blind Doctor: The Jacob Bolotin Story reveals the amazing life of a remarkable man who was born blind to poor parents in Chicago in...

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          THE BLIND DOCTOR: THE JACOB BOLOTIN STORY

          Reviewed by Mimi Winer, Wayland, Massachusetts

          I recently read an absorbing biography about a blind physician.

          Jacob Bolotin was born blind to poor Jewish parents in Chicago in Rejecting the conventional wisdom of his time, he was determined to “be of use” in the.

        1. Jacob Bolotin was born blind to poor Jewish parents in Chicago in Rejecting the conventional wisdom of his time, he was determined to “be of use” in the.
        2. He was born in , and he lived to be age thirty-six.
        3. The Blind Doctor: The Jacob Bolotin Story reveals the amazing life of a remarkable man who was born blind to poor parents in Chicago in
        4. He was born in , and he lived to be age thirty-six.
        5. The blind doctor: the Jacob Bolotin story: a biography / Rosalind Perlman.

          6. The book tells the story of Chicago-born Jacob Bolotin (1888-1924). According to the author, Rosalind Perlman, this doctor was the first person born without sight to receive his license to practice medicine.

          The author vividly portrays the life of this determined, brilliant man.

          Besides discussing the struggles he endured to achieve his dream of becoming a practicing physician, she describes the hard-won training that enabled Bolotin to develop into an outstanding cardiologist and lung specialist.

          Published in 2007, THE BLIND DOCTOR: THE JACOB BOLOTIN STORY (DB64720), is available through the NLS/Bard Talking Book Program.

          Jacob Bolotin was the youngest of seven children. His parents, impoverished Polish Jews, had immigrated