 | | On October 21, 2012, the Yeshiva University's Student Medical Ethics Society will be hosting the Seventh Annual Fuld Family Medical Ethics Society Conference entitled "Out of the Ashes: Jewish Approaches to the Medical Dilemmas Borne Out of the Holocaust." The primary focus of this conference will be to discuss the contemporary relevance of ethical challenges that arose during the Holocaust, specifically addressing topics such as human experimentation, trans-generational trauma, and attitudes towards the mentally disabled. Being a Jewish institution, the discussion will be focused on the medical, ethical, and Jewish Law perspectives. We will be hearing from renowned speakers from the field like Dr. Michael Grodin from Boston University, Dr. Michael Berenbaum from the Sigi Ziering Center for the Study of the Holocaust and Ethics, and Rabbi Dr. Moshe Tendler, Rabbi Isaac and Bella Tendler Professor of Jewish Medical Ethics. We will also be privileged to hear a personal account from a survivor of Mengele's twin experiments, Irene Hizme, who will shed light on what actually occurred in Mengele’s experiments. A plenary on human experimentation will then be complimented by multiple break-out sessions which will include topics such as: The usage of Nazi Data, Jewish Attitudes on the value of life through the perspective on the mentally disabled, and The Nuremberg laws and code in the light of 21st century medical ethics. This conference promises to be a wonderful opportunity to explore complex and pressing issues that arose during the Holocaust, and to interact with leading rabbis, physicians, and lawyers in the area of medical ethics today. | | Registration can be found online at http://www.yumedicalethics.com |  |
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