Stanley Alan Plotkin (born 12 May 1932[1]) is an American physician and virologist who specialized in the development of vaccines. In the 1960s, he played a pivotal role in the discovery of a vaccine against rubella virus while at Wistar Institute in Philadelphia. Plotkin was a member of Wistar’s research faculty from 1960 to 1991. In addition to his emeritus position at Wistar, he is emeritus professor of pediatrics at the University of Pennsylvania. His book, Vaccines,[2][3] is the standard reference on the subject.[4][1] As of 2025, Vaccines is in its eighth edition. Plotkin is also an editor of Clinical and Vaccine Immunology, which is published by the American Society for Microbiology in Washington, D.C..
Plotkin was born and raised in New York City, the son of Jewish parents, Lee and Joseph Plotkin, who emigrated from England. He attended The Bronx High School of Science in New York City.
Thu, 12 May 1932 = 6th of Iyyar, 5692
ו׳ בְּאִיָיר תרצ״ב
Parashat Emor
21st day of the Omer
14 May 1932 / 8 Iyyar 5692
Parashat Emor is the 31st weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading.
Torah Portion: Leviticus 21:1-24:23
Emor (“Say”) opens with laws regulating priestly behavior, working in the Mishkan (Tabernacle), and consuming sacrifices and priestly food. It describes the biblical holidays of Passover, Shavuot, Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, and Sukkot, and ends with a story about a blasphemer and his punishment.
Wednesday night, 11 May 1932
6 Iyyar 5692
21st day of the Omer
הַיּוֹם אֶחָד וְעֶשְׂרִים יוֹם, שֶׁהֵם שְׁלוֹשָׁה שָׁבוּעוֹת לָעֽוֹמֶר
Today is 21 days, which is 3 weeks of the Omer
מַלְכוּת שֶׁבְּתִפְאֶֽרֶת
Malkhut sheb'Tiferet
Majesty within Beauty
Iyyar (or Iyar) is the second month of the Hebrew ecclesiastical year and eighth of the civil year, usually falling in April–May. A 29-day spring month known for the Counting of the Omer, it is considered a time of healing ("I am God your healer") and reflection between Passover and Shavuot.
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