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The Samuel and Gertrude Drazin Memorial Library for Judaica and Medical Ethics

A unique collection within the JGH Health Sciences Library

Shiri Alon, MLISJewish General Hospital

Presented to the AJL Annual Convention

June 20, 2011

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The JGH Health Sciences Library

Over 4000 books Two sub-collections

Patient and Family Resource Center (PFRC)

The Samuel and Gertrude Drazin Memorial Library for Judaica and Medical Ethics

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The JGH Health Sciences LibraryHealth Sciences Library space

Patient and Family Resource Center

Drazin Fiction

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The Samuel and Gertrude Drazin Memorial Library for Judaica and Medical Ethics

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The Samuel and Gertrude Drazin Memorial Library for Judaica and Medical Ethics Initiated by Rabbi Myer Schecter (1929-2005)

Establishment of a Judaica and Medical Ethics Library: would help further promote the JGH as a unique acute

care hospital strengthen its Jewish identity in the community

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The Samuel and Gertrude Drazin Memorial Library for Judaica and Medical Ethics Initiative proposed to Avrum, Joseph and

Louis Drazin to honour memory of their parents, Samuel and Gertrude Drazin

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The Samuel and Gertrude Drazin Memorial Library for Judaica and Medical Ethics: Judaica Examines many aspects of Jewish culture and life

reference works, memoirs, art work and fiction representing historical and contemporary times.

Judaica emphasis on: Jewish history Holocaust Growth of the State of Israel Canadian, Quebec and Montreal Jewry Jewish history of Montreal Jewish art, music, medicine Synagogue history Archaeology of Israel Jewish holidays

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The Samuel and Gertrude Drazin Memorial Library for Judaica and Medical Ethics:

Medical Ethics and Bioethics Books written by physicians, clerics and ethicists

Birth End-of-life Ethics in administration Patient rights Emergency medicine Critical care Psychiatry Religious values in health and medicine Human cloning Intensive care Multicultural issues Nursing Professional misconduct AIDS, SARS

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The Samuel and Gertrude Drazin Memorial Library for Judaica and Medical Ethics: Fiction

Classic Jewish writers Humor Philosophy Biography Poetry Dictionaries

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The Samuel and Gertrude Drazin Memorial Library for Judaica and Medical Ethics New acquisitions purchased annually Recommandations from:

Clinical Ethicist Chief Medical Librarian "New Bioethics Titles" from the Kennedy

Institute of Ethics Current topics Staff

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The Samuel and Gertrude Drazin Memorial Library for Judaica and Medical Ethics Main priority is Jewish content– " soul of

the HSL " Over 1600 titles Maintain three paper journals Challenges:

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