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Generation 1 · The Adesman family

Jerome Adesman, MD

Medicine and a published record

Their story

Jerome Adesman, MD was a physician and the father of Dr. Peter, Dr. Michael, and Dr. Andrew. A 1954 article in the Journal of Clinical Investigation names Jerome Adesman, MD among the authors of a study of hydrocortisone metabolism. The research team lists affiliations including Sloan-Kettering and Columbia. [F1] [F2] [S1]

Brooklyn College's 2008-2009 annual report names Dr. Jerome and Alice together among commemorative-brick supporters. [S9]

Family connections

Lives, work, and memories

Moments in the record

1921
Family life

William Adesman in Kings County

A naturalization index records William Adesman, born in 1889, with birthplace Podolsk, Russia. [S36]

1923
Family life

William and Bertha marry

William Adesman and Bertha Nathanson marry in Brooklyn on August 26; their certificate is preserved by the New York City Municipal Archives. [S35]

1930
Family life

The earlier Brooklyn household

The census index records the childhood household of Jerome Adesman, MD, with father William and mother Bertha; Marvin also appears in the household. [S33]

1950
Family life

Dr. Jerome and Alice in a marriage-license index

The Brooklyn marriage-license index pairs Jerome Adesman, MD with Alice Katzka, license 1902. [F4] [S31]

1954
Work and interests

A medical paper appears

Jerome Adesman, MD is listed as a coauthor in the Journal of Clinical Investigation on August 1. [S1]

2008-2009
Work and interests

A connection to Brooklyn College

Dr. Jerome and Alice are named in the commemorative-brick supporters list. [S9]