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Tay Sachs disease was discovered within Rabbi Josef Ekstein’s family. He had four children that died from the disease. In 1881, features of the disease were reported by Warren Tay, and in 1887 Bernard Sachs presented the first detailed description of Tay Sachs. This disease is predominant in Jewish children.
