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Passaic's Jewish Community Mourns Beloved St. Mary's Pediatrician Elliot Samet Passaic's Jewish Community Mourns Beloved St. Mary's Pediatrician Elliot Samet
Passaic's Jewish Community Mourns Beloved St. Mary's Pediatrician Elliot Samet Elliot Samet, a beloved physician at St. Mary's General Hospital, died of coronavirus Tuesday. Samet, remembered as a "leading pediatrician" in Passaic's Jewish community, practiced medicine for 38 years and served as a primary neonatologist at St. Mary's. He was also a founding member of Passaic's Hatzolah, volunteer emergency medical service organization serving Jewish communities around the world. "Many tears are being shed over this tragic loss," St. Mary's CEO Edward J. Condit, the hospital's CEO wrote in a statement. The Yeshiva World penned a tribute in his honor. "…

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by Cecilia Levine