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	Dor Yeshorim - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Dor Yeshorim (Hebrew: "generation [that is] straight/reliable") is an organization that offers genetic screening to members of Orthodox Jewish communities.
		Dor Yeshorim is based in Brooklyn, New York, but has offices in Israel and various other countries.
		Dor Yeshorim was started in the 1980s by Rabbi Joseph Ekstein, who lost four children to Tay-Sachs disease between 1965 and 1983.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dor_Yeshorim (483 words)

	Yeshiva University Commentator -- Volume 62, Issue 10 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
		Dor Yeshorim, an international genetic testing program operating within the Jewish community, was brought to Yeshiva University by YCSC on Tuesday March 10, giving students an opportunity to utilize its services.
		Dor Yeshorim was started in 1985 by Rabbi Joseph Eckstein, who had four children born with Tay-Sachs disease, an uncurable degenerative disease primarily found in Jews of Eastern European Ashkenazi descent.
		Many of the students who got tested by Dor Yeshorim were not happy with the cost, or the fact that they would not be told their individual carrier status.
	yuweb.addr.com /archives/v62iA/news/doryesharim.html (1250 words)

	Tay-Sachs Disease: The Absence of Hope
		Dor Yeshorim was founded in 1983 by groups of Orthodox Jews (led by Rabbi Joseph Eckstein, father of four children born with TSD) in New York and Israel.
		Originally, Dor Yeshorim was aimed at a the Chasidic population, who still arrange marriages; however, arranged marriages are extremely rare at Yeshiva University, and thus the appropriateness of the testing was questioned there (13).
		Whether or not Dor Yeshorim is morally sound, their tactics have been effective; in 1995, they released a statement which declared: "Today, with continual testing, new cases of Tay-Sachs have been virtually eliminated from our community" (14).
	serendip.brynmawr.edu /biology/b103/f02/web1/lfriedman.html (1629 words)

	The New Atlantis - A Journal of Technology and Society
		Dor Yeshorim representatives visit Orthodox high schools and draw blood samples from students, who are then issued a number.
		They (or their parents) call Dor Yeshorim, which retrieves the assigned numbers for each member of the potential couple and checks to see if they are carriers of genetic disease.
		Like Dor Yeshorim, they saw the regulation of marriage as the best way to improve the human race through “better breeding,” and they lobbied state legislatures to pass laws requiring eugenic examinations and the issuing of “marriage health certificates” for couples applying for marriage licenses.
	www.thenewatlantis.com /archive/2/rosen.htm (4305 words)

	Nomi Stone
		In Jewish law, it is prohibited to "marry a woman from a family of epileptics or lepers lest the illness be transmitted to future generations." Avoidance of genetic disease by choice of mate has been accepted since the biblical era.
		I think that the methods of Dor Yeshorim could be suitable within a confined framework and for a certain population of people.
		Dor Yeshorim is a program of eugenics, whatever it’s overriding aims and moral purposes may be.
	www.dartmouth.edu /~cbbc/courses/bio4/bio4-2000/papers/NomiStone.html (1579 words)

	Medical Issues (The Shidduch Site)
		Dor Yeshorim: The Committee for the Prevention of Jewish Genetic Diseases
		Dor Yeshorim is an organization founded to prevent recessive gentic diseases.
		In addition, Dor Yeshorim may also test for other genetic diseases and mutations of existing diseases in a research capacity, unofficially, and proports to be the most thorough program of testing with regards to Jewish genetic diseases.
	www.shidduchim.info /medical.html (1341 words)

	Love v. Science? Worldwide program aims to eradicate Jewish birth defect
		Dor Yeshorim revealed they were "compatible." Shoretz, a former law clerk to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg, married Jonathan Mirsky.
		But she understands why some Orthodox prefer the confidentiality of Dor Yeshorim, which doesn't even tell those who are screened whether they are carriers — only whether they are compatible with a prospective mate.
		Dor Yeshorim kept a record of that number, Rochelle's date of birth and her telephone number, but her name was never recorded.
	www.jewishworldreview.com /0206/tay_sachs.php3?printer_friendly (1544 words)

	Chicago Center for Jewish Genetics Disorders - Genetic Counseling - Definition
		Dor Yeshorim is an international, confidential genetic screening system used mainly by Orthodox Jews, which attempts to prevent the transmission of genetic disorders that have an increased frequency among members of the Ashkenazi Jewish community.
		If the couple is not compatible, Dor Yeshorim provides genetic counseling over the phone and referrals for additional genetic counseling in the participants' area as needed.
		If individuals have used this system in the past, Dor Yeshorim can update testing for any of the diseases for which screening is now available, such as familial dysautonomia.
	www.jewishgeneticscenter.org /genetic/doryeshorim (457 words)

	Mail-Jewish Volume 15 Number 11
		I was involved with Chevra Dor Yeshorim a few years ago when it was started (IN A CERTAIN CITY).
		Dor Yeshorim testing is not accompanied by any corresponding counseling.
		Yet, in the absence of counseling, that is the conclusion most likely to result from the stigma of a positive for Gaucher's result on the Dor Yeshorim test.
	www.ottmall.com /mj_ht_arch/v15/mj_v15i11.html (1611 words)

	AJHistory by Menachem Butler: Tay-Sachs Almost Eradicated... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
		Dor Yeshorim was started in 1985 by Rabbi Joseph Eckstein, who lost four children to Tay-Sachs disease between 1965 and 1983.
		Before becoming engaged, prospective mates would simply call Dor Yeshorim and read off the code numbers assigned to their test results.
		Thus, by keeping the screening results secret and revealing them only if both partners were carriers, Dor Yeshorim could protect the marriageability of many ultra-Orthodox youth in large families.
	ajhistory.blogspot.com /2005/01/tay-sachs-almost-eradicated.html (346 words)

	Mail-Jewish Volume 15 Number 14
		Dor Yeshorim in New York is as far as I know the only area where the results are kept secret.
		As a side note, the only negative thing I have to say about Dor Yeshorim is the fact that they do not test as extensively as they claim to.
		Dor Yeshorim will not give out test results, even to my doctor, so my parents were placed in a bind on occasion.
	www.ottmall.com /mj_ht_arch/v15/mj_v15i14.html (1840 words)

	Race and Ethnicity - Modern Matchmaker (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
		Then Israel found out that he and his future wife were not genetically compatible, through a blood test run by Dor Yeshorim — the Committee for the Prevention of Genetic Jewish Diseases — which organizes blood tests for Orthodox Jews throughout the world and stores the information at their offices in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
		Dor Yeshorim aims to reduce the incidence of genetic diseases in the Orthodox community by preventing couples with incompatible genetic profiles from marrying.
		Dor Yeshorim, Hebrew for "the generation of the righteous" has prevented more than 400 "genetic incompatibilities." It combines ultra-modernity and formal traditions to produce a healthy population.
	www.jrn.columbia.edu /studentwork/race/2002/gene-shimo.shtml (2278 words)

	self endangerment
		Dor Yeshorim carries the conclusions of Rabbi Feinstein to their logical conclusion.
		Dor Yeshorim tests people for a variety of recessively inherited diseases (8), most notably Tay Sachs, only informing “matchmakers” whether a prospective match presents a problem of genetic incompatibility (9).
		While in the Dor Yesharim model, an individual does not know whether they carry the gene for Tay Sachs, most people are tested by labs that do release the results to the person whose blood was tested.
	www.daneisenberg.com /geneticscreeningrecesive.html?1101005522687 (3276 words)

	Psychiatric Times
		Dor Yeshorim, targeted exclusively at Jews of Ashkenazi descent who are neither married nor engaged, is a screening program for Tay-Sachs disease, cystic fibrosis and Fanconi anemia (type C)-all recessive disorders.
		A system such as Dor Yeshorim's has the advantage of protecting participants from unknowingly entering into a marriage in which both people are carriers of recessive genes that could result in children with serious inherited disorders.
		With knowledge, good will and creative solutions such as Dor Yeshorim, we are hopeful about the ability to work out reasonable solutions to most of these dilemmas.
	www.psychiatrictimes.com /p001144.html (1946 words)

	Familial Dysautonomia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
		Dor Yeshorim includes FD in their testing and indeed Rabbi Eckstein was instrumental in helping to get the mutations identified.
		While everyone tested by Dor Yeshorim since the mutations were identified have been tested for FD, the word still needs to get out for those who are not Orthodox (and don't use Dor Yeshorim's services) as well as for those who were tested for Ashkenazi disorders before FD testing was available.
		Having had unaffected children does not guarantee that you and your spouse are not both carriers (as a autosomal recessive disorder, each pregnancy of two carrier parents has a 1 in 4 chance of being affected).
	www.eisheschayil.com /private/fd.htm (431 words)

	Testing for Genetic Diseases -
		I appreciate your favorable reference to Dor Yeshorim--Committee for Prevention of Jewish Genetic Diseases --in the article "Genetic Dilemmas" [March 1995, p.
		However, there are two inaccuracies in reference to Dor Yeshorim.
		Arranged marriages: Yes, a portion of the Ashkenazi community practices arranged marriages, but the vast majority of the young couples served by Dor Yeshorim date for a period of time before becoming engaged.
	www.worldandi.com /specialreport/1995/october/Sa13891.htm (228 words)

	Catherine Barnard
		My thesis examines personal autonomy in the context of population-based genetic screening through the case study of the Dor Yeshorim program, which targets Ashkenazi Jews to be screened for Tay-Sachs and several other genetic diseases that occur with higher frequency within the Ashkenazi Jewish population.
		I argue that the Dor Yeshorim program violates the fundamental ethical principle of personal autonomy and corresponding principles of informed consent and privacy.
		I argue that Dor Yeshorim violates respect for autonomy as non-servility through the perpetuation of social pressure and the withholding of important information.
	haas.stanford.edu /index.php/item/487 (255 words)

	Dor Yeshorim, Genetic Tester for Jewish Couples, Comes to Yeshiva - News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
		The program targets young men and women who are planning on getting married in the near future and determines their genetic compatibility by screening the blood of each individual and testing for evidence of up to ten genetic diseases, including Tay-Sachs, Cystic Fibrosis, Canavan Disease, and Fanconi Anemia.
		Two people have their blood tested by Dor Yeshorim, at which time they are given an identification number to save for later reference.
		After both people provide Dor Yeshorim with their identification numbers, the organization informs them whether they are compatible or not.
	www.yucommentator.com /media/paper652/news/2003/05/20/News/Dor-Yeshorim.Genetic.Tester.For.Jewish.Couples.Comes.To.Yeshiva-448359.shtml (392 words)

	Canavan Foundation :: CANAVAN FOUNDATION JOINS LAWSUIT AGAINST MIAMI CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL
		The case involves an alliance between parents and not-for-profit organizations who sought the help of researchers to develop prenatal and carrier testing for Canavan disease to be made accessible and affordable to the public.
		Dor Yeshorim, a not-for-profit that provides carrier screening and counseling services to the Jewish community consistently sent Matalon blood, tissue and urine samples and the Canavan Foundation encouraged parents of Canavan children to give blood, tissue, urine, and autopsy samples, as well as financial support to Matalon.
		Rabbi Ekstein of plaintiff Dor Yeshorim stated that royalties for the Canavan test would either cause a price increase in the battery of tests they offer in their testing program or force its removal from their premarital screening program.
	canavanfoundation.org /news/10-00_miamihostpital.php (1149 words)

	The Ethics of Genetic Screening
		Rabbi Feinstein's approach is the approach of Dor Yeshorim, an organization that functions in the traditional Jewish community where formal introductions precede first dates.
		If a man and woman who have been tested by Dor Yeshorim want to check for compatibility, it specifically CANNOT be done by the Matchmaker or any other party.
		The call to Dor Yeshorim MUST be made from the home phone number given by one of the couple when he/she was tested.
	www.aish.com /societyWork/society/The_Ethics_of_Genetic_Screening.asp (3638 words)

	-Yeshiva University President
		Encouraged by the results and the desire to help others in his Brooklyn Hasidic community, Rabbi Ekstein established, with Dr. Nitowsky’s help, Chevra Dor Yeshorim, the Association of an Upright Generation.
		Dor Yeshorim works within ultra-Orthodox communities to remove the stigma that sometimes surrounds genetic disease.
		In the past, ignorance about the way genetic diseases are passed to future generations often meant entire families were stigmatized even if one member was afflicted.
	www.yu.edu /president/article.asp?id=100586 (988 words)

	Science & Theology News - Jewish sect embraces technology to save its own (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-20)
		Counselors at Chevra Dor Yeshorim, which has offices in New York and Jerusalem, advise the two carriers of the risks, but they make their own decision whether to continue dating.
		She said she respects the work of Chevra Dor Yeshorim, but points out that it limits itself to one target group.
		Chevra Dor Yeshorim absorbs much of the cost of testing for a panel of genetic disorders, but tests range from $150 to $350.
	www.stnews.org /articles.php?article_id=438&category=rlr (1654 words)

	NotePad: Dor Yeshorim
		Don't forget that Dor Yeshorim provides the additional service of anonymity, which standard genetics testing does not afford.
		Someone I know did dor yeshorim and then regular testing when she was pregnant and found out that she was a carrier of something.
		She got sooo nervous...They called dor yeshorim and it turned out that she & her husband had been tested for that same disease gene through them, so she didn't have to worry...they were compatible!
	notepad.monroeblogs.com /archives/001530.html (751 words)

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		Blood tests are taken from teens or college students and the results are kept secret until a couple prepares to marry or a matchmaker in the ultra-Orthodox community is poised to introduce a young man and woman.
		But she understands why some Orthodox prefer the confidentiality of Dor Yeshorim, which doesn't even tell those who are screened whether they are carriers - only whether they are compatible with a prospective mate.
		In ultra-Orthodox communities, where parents or paid matchmakers pair up prospective brides and grooms, it is typically the matchmaker who contacts Dor Yeshorim before an introduction takes place.
	www.northjersey.com /page.php?qstr=eXJpcnk3ZjczN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXkzJmZnYmVsN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk2NjMxMDY1JnlyaXJ5N2Y3MTdmN3ZxZWVFRXl5Mg== (1844 words)

	Mail-Jewish Volume 15 Number 6
		Their attitude at this point is _very_ apologetic - they're obviously surprised by the intensity of the criticism and the volume of letters.
		Brownlee never intended to suggest that in the Dor Yeshorim system, young carriers are instructed not to marry, period.
		In the meantime, I spoke again with Rav Ekstein (the director of Dor Yeshorim - I'd never spoken to him before this week), who FAXed to me letters sent to USNWR by Agudath Israel and the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, among others.
	www.ottmall.com /mj_ht_arch/v15/mj_v15i06.html (1602 words)

	The Patent and Licensing
		Tay-Sachs testing methods have never been restricted, and NTSAD and Dor Yeshorim stand as testaments to the ability of community-based organizations to develop and carry out population education and screening.
		On October 31, 2000, Dan Greenberg, Dor Yeshorim, NTSAD, and several other families that had participate in the research sued MCH in federal district court in Illinois.
		The licensing arrangement was in part responsible for the breakdown of the testing arrangement that Dor Yeshorim had with Baylor University.
	www.bioethics.upenn.edu /prog/benefit/canavanB.shtml (1807 words)

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