Dr. Leon (Sinai Zalman Yehuda) Medalia was born at palestine in 1881. In 1900 he traveled from Eretz Israel to Boston for medical studies and, from that time, apparently lived in the U.S under the name- Leon Samuel/Sinclair Medalia.
Dr. Medalia passed away in 1980 in Scituate, Massachusetts. His wife, Eugenia Ann Medalia, predeceased him, and he left behind two sons, residents of the USA:
Nahum Zeitlin Medalia – passed away in 2007
Avrom Izak Medalia – passed away in 2002