author
Jacob Snowman
b. 1871
A British doctor and mohel, he wrote practical medical guidance on ritual circumcision at the start of the 20th century. His name is also remembered for a reported connection to the British royal family.
1 Audiobook
The Surgery of Ritual Circumcision
by Jacob Snowman
About the author
Born on 24 November 1871, Jacob Snowman was a British doctor and mohel. He is best known today for The Surgery of Ritual Circumcision (1904), a short medical guide that set out the procedure in clear, practical terms for those performing the rite.
The book shows his effort to bring medical training and surgical care into a traditional religious practice. That blend of professional medicine and community service seems to be the main reason his work has remained findable in library and public-domain collections.
Later accounts also describe him as the mohel who reportedly circumcised the infant Prince Charles in December 1948. Jacob Snowman died on 28 February 1959.