Dr. Elaine Cawley Weintraub is a cultural historian who has published extensively in the US and Ireland.
Community The Secret Jewish History of Penicillin In the small country town of Castlebar, Ireland, you’ll find a road named after a German Jewish refugee and Nobel Prize winner, Bothar Sior Ernst Chain. Chain was awarded the Nobel for his work in developing penicillin. Sir Ernst Chain Road is a major road in the center of the small town. Visitors and local… By Elaine Cawley Weintraub Feb 23, 2017 | 4 min read
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