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Friedman, Michelle
"Shame and Illness: A Jewish Perspective," Friedman, Michelle. Yale Journal for Humanities in Medicine, 2004.
Synopsis: Dr. Friedman approaches the topic of "Shame and Illness" from her twin perspectives as psychoanalyst and traditional Jew
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Schimmel, Solomon
"Anger in the Context of Illness: Perspectives in Jewish Tradition," Schimmel, Solomon. Yale Journal for Humanities in Medicine, 2004.
Synopsis: This is a transcript of a lecture that focuses on attitudes towards anger, and approaches to dealing with anger, in Judaism, and how these teachings might be useful to individuals experiencing anger in environments of illness.
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Shoretz, Rochelle and Amy Mines Tadelis
"Facing Breast Cancer as a Young Jewish Woman," Shoretz, Rochelle and Amy Mines Tadelis. JOFA 4th International Conference. 2002.
Synopsis: Besides the health considerations relelvant to all women facing breast cancer, Jewish women experience additional challenges including dealing with the mikveh, or the connotations of wearing a wig. This session describes the experiences of people dealing with an issue often overlooked in the Jewish community.
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Stern Joseph, Julie
Am I My Mother's Daughter? A Search of Identity. Stern Joseph, Julie. Devora Publishing, 2005.
Synopsis: We follow Julie, her husband and children on their journey into fear, diagnosis and missed diagnosis and through successful and failed surgeries. We also witness Julie's reaction to the "miracle" medicines that can destroy the patient even as they cure her disease. The reader experiences how alternative medicines and their practitioners touch Julie's soul while helping her in her fight to reclaim her body. We also learn how the author's local Jewish community pulled together and assisted her through her illness.
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