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The Hebrew Medical Journal, Harofe Haivri, dedicates its 13th anniversary number to the memory of Sigmund Freud. The article by Brill presents a brief summary of some of Freud's theoretical ideas. The paper outlines lucidly
some of the classical freudian concepts. Brill first explains the dynamic, topographic, and economic aspects of the psychic processes. He continues with a discussion of the id, ego and superego, and how conflicts among these psychic functions lead to mental disorder. The article concludes with some remarks on Freud's speculations on phylogenetic influences on our psychic life, his preoccupation with race and religion, and the possible effect of his Judaism on his work.
The article by Lehrman is largely a biographical sketch of Freud, illustrated by a number of excellent photographs. There is a long section on Freud's neurological career and contributions, followed by a clear exposition of his basic findings in the field of the neuroses, dreams, the psychopathology of everyday life. The author concludes with the statement that Freud was careful not to be pedantic, not to create a strictly defined system, warning that such an attempt might hamper the further development of the science of psychoanalysis. It is typical of Freud's restraint that when the Prussian Minister of Art, Science and Education greeted him with the words: 'I have have come to honor the discoverer of the Unconscious', Freud replied: 'The poets and philosophers before me have discovered the unconscious; I have discovered the scientific method with which the unconscious can be studied.'