Il "Talleyrand" dell'Optometria

La S.O.E. fu fondata da 38 persone tra cui 5 Italiani.

Tutti parlavano una lingua diversa.

Erano, è vero, 38 dilettanti ma con le idee molto chiare e un obbiettivo preciso: cercare e trovare esperienza e un aiuto intellettuale tra le Associazioni e le Università degli Stati Uniti d'America dove la professione era già affermata e l'insegnamento a livello universitario.

Gli americani risposero subito e con grande entusiasmo.

In pochi mesi la S.O.E. (E.O.S. European Optometry Society) era nota ad aveva amici in tutti gli U.S.A.

Fra gli amici, e non sapevamo ancora quanto ci sarebbe stato prezioso, ci scrisse poche righe Harwey Rosenwasser O.D. con alcuni suggerimenti che, messi in opera, si dimostrarono essenziali.

Grazie al lavoro di Harwey che organizzò un gruppo (A.C.E.O.S.) American Colleagues of European Optometry Society, la S.O.E. abbe centinaia di soci nei paesi di lingua inglese e divenne nota e stimata in campo intercontinentale.

Harwey, tra l'altro, collaborò all'istituzione dell'Intercontinental College of Behavioral Optometry. 

Partecipò a tutti i congressi S.O.E. nonostante lavorasse e vivesse a Philadelphia.

Fu un attivo collaboratore di tutti i Presidenti S.O.E. cui diede la propria esperienza professionale (fu uno dei docenti del famoso "Summer Course of Optometry" organizzato dalla S.O.E.).

Oltre  questo, le sue grandi abilità diplomatiche (parlava bene Francese, Tedesco e Spagnolo) si dimostrarono utilissime in innumerevoli situazioni. 

Va ricordato che la S.O.E. , al contrario delle attuali organizzazioni sedicenti internazionali, agiva, con i suoi associati in ben sette lingue, poichè, per statuto, ogni associato aveva diritto, di esprimersi ed essere informato nella sua lingua. 

Grazie al fatto che Harwey conosceva da"dentro"tutta la politica professionale nazionale e  internazionale, sapevamo e sappiamo molte cose a dir poco "strane".

Giunse ad essere Vice-Presidente della S.O.E.(erano quattro: uno per lingua) e insieme percorremmo un periodo di interessante e costruttiva collaborazione sia professionale che associativa.

Sul piano personale possiamo dire che Harwey Rosenwasser fu un "uomo" con la "U" maiuscola.

Un"Giusto"un uomo molto intelligente da tutti stimato e, dai suoi amici, molto amato.

Un "Talleyrand" dell' Optometria.

Harwey Rosenwasser docente del " Summer Course of Optometry"
Harwey Rosenvasser al Congresso S.O.E. di Ginevra tra il Presidente Jean Thiriart e l'Optometrista Svizzero Francioli.
À fonder la Société d'Optométrie d'Europe (SOE), nous fûmes trente-huit, dont cinq italiens. Ce fut un vrai défi car nous étions plutôt novices et nous parlions des langues différentes, mais nous étions cependant animés d'une même volonté et poursuivions un objectif commun.
 
Notre première grande démarche fut de rechercher aux Etats-Unis l'expérience et une assistance intellectuelle auprès d'associations et universités car, là-bas, la profession était déjà bien établie et son enseignement délivré à niveau universitaire.
 
Les américains répondirent immédiatement à notre attente et ce, avec grand enthousiasme. En quelques mois, la SOE fut connue et compta de nombreux amis dans tous les E-U.
 
Parmi ces amis - nous ne savions pas alors combien celui-ci nous serait précieux - nous reçûmes quelques lignes de Harvey Rosenwasser, OD, indiquant l'une ou l'autre suggestion, lesquelles aussitôt mises en oeuvre s'avérèrent essentielles.
 
Grâce au travail de Harvey, qui créa et organisa au sein de la SOE une section de American Colleagues of European Optometric Society (ACEOS), des centaines d'associés de pays de langue anglaise rallièrent la SOE, qui devint de plus en plus connue et estimée sur un plan intercontinental.
 
Harvey collaboré aussi activement à la mise sur pied de l'International Congress of Behavioral Optometry(ICBO), qui renforça la collaboration entre SOE, OEP et Australian College.
 
Harvey, bien que vivant et pratiquant à Philadelphie, a néanmoins participé à tous les congrès de la SOE, et fut le collaborateur le plus actif auprès des présidents de la SOE, donnant sans compter son temps et son expérience professionnelle (il vint plusieurs fois donner des cours en Europe), et faisant, en de nombreuses situations et toujours à bon escient, des interventions diplomatiques aussi fréquentes qu'essentielles.
 
Harvey se débrouillait bien en français, italien, allemand et espagnol, rappelant ainsi que la SOE - à l'inverse de certaines associations actuelles soi-disant internationales - travaillait en sept langues au service de ses associés, lesquels, selon les Statuts, avaient le droit de s'exprimer et d'être informés dans leur propre langue.
 
Harvey connaissait, de bonne source, toute la politique professionnelle nationale et internationale, et nous informait en conséquence. Nous étions ainsi - et sommes - au courant de pas mal de situations et de faits, certains pour le moins étranges.
 
Harvey était également devenu un des Vice-Présidents de la SOE (au nombre de quatre et de langues différentes) et c'est ensemble que nous avons refermé une longue période de collaboration aussi intéressante que constructive, tant sur le plan professionnel que dans la vie associative.
 
Enfin, sur le plan personnel, il nous faut retenir que Harvey a été un Homme - avec un "H" majuscule -, un "Juste", un homme intelligent, estimé de tous mais également aimé par ses amis. Un Talleyrand de l'Optométrie.
There were thirty-eight of us, of whom five italians, to found the European Society of Optometry (SOE). It was a real challenge as we talked in different languages and we were somewhat dilettante, but we all worked towards a common and well defined end.
 
Our first main approach was to search for experience and intellectual assistance by american associations and universities as, at that time in the United States, the profession was already well settled, and its education was delivered on an academic level.
 
Our american colleagues immediately came up to our expectations, even enthusiastically. In just a few months the SOE had been known, and counted innumerable friends all over the US.
 
Among several token of friendship we received a few lines from Harvey Rosenwasser, OD, - at that time we didn't know how valuable he would be for us - with some suggestions that, as soon as we applied them, it became evident to us that they were essential.
 
Thanks to Harvey who formed and organized a group of American Colleagues of European Optometric Society (ACEOS) hundreds of fellows from english speaking countries got interested in SOE, and joined our Association which became more and more well known and held in high esteem on an intercontinental level.
 
Harvey also played a great part in setting up the concept of International Congress of Behavioral Optometry(ICBO) that brought together SOE, OEP and Australian College.
 
Although Harvey was living and practising in Philadelphia he attended all the congresses of SOE, and he has been the most active fellow-worker to the SOE Presidents: he gave his time and shared his professional experience without stinting (he came al lot to Europe either to lecture or to attend meetings) and, on several occasions, when the situation was calling for tactful handling, he - always deliberately - used to properly break in.
 
Harvey managed well in french, italian, german and spanish, reminding thus that SOE - contrary to some current so-called international associations - used to work in seven languages to be useful to its members who, according to the by-laws, had the right to express themselves or to be informed in their own languages.
 
Harvey was acquainted, with inside knowledge, with all the national and international professional politics, and he used to inform us accordingly. We thus knew - we know - all about a fair amount of situations and facts, some of which at the very least strange.
 
Harvey became one of the four SOE Vice-Presidents (one by language), and it is with him that we closed a very long period of tight, interesting and constructive co-operation, either on a professional level and in the fellowship life.
 
Finally, on a personal level we must remember that Harvey was a real Man - one of those few who deserve a "M" capital letter - a "Righteous", a clever man, who has been highly esteemed by all but also beloved by his friends. A Talleyrand of Optometry.

 

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30.06 | 19:35

Certo, caro Collega. Sarà un piacere passare a salutarti.
Gianni Rehak.

30.06 | 15:42

Caro Gianni, ho notato che frequenti la Costa azzurra, io sono a Bordighera, entra a salutarmi, saluti a Voi tutti, Girotto comm. Gianfranco (Visionttica)

18.08 | 17:39

Caro Gianni ho parlato da poco con Ugo per salutarlo. L'ho sentito scoraggiato per la mancanza di una legge per l'optometria. Non sa quanto lui sia stato import

12.09 | 08:27

Splendido sito, complimenti, e ottica GINOCCHIO garanzia assoluta di professionalità