[Pibe-division] Fw: FYI Memoriam for Adrienne

Dr. Denise M. Robinson dmehlenbacher at yahoo.com
Wed Nov 20 17:57:40 UTC 2013


So sad and truly a loss. She was such a great person ...first as just someone wonderful to be around...next, everything else.


 
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On Wednesday, November 20, 2013 10:08 AM, Edward Bell <ebell at latech.edu> wrote:
 
 
>
>        2013  
>In Memoriam, Adrienne Asch 
>Yeshiva University Mourns the Passing of Dr. Adrienne Asch, Prolific
Scholar and Engaged Activist
>Dr. Adrienne Asch, director of the Center for Ethics at
Yeshiva University and the Edward and Robin Milstein Professor of Bioethics,
passed away on the morning of November 19.
>Asch taught courses at Wurzweiler School of Social Work, Cardozo School of
Law, and Albert Einstein College of Medicine on bioethics, reproductive rights,
professional ethics, and disability. She was a prolific scholar and engaged
activist. Her sharp mind and her love of ideas will be sorely missed by her
colleagues at Yeshiva University.
>Asch’s work focused on the ethical, political, psychological and social
implications of human reproduction and the family. She authored numerous
articles and book chapters and was the co-editor of Prenatal Testing and
Disability Rights and The Double-Edged Helix: Social Implications of
Genetics in a Diverse Society.
>Asch received her doctorate in social psychology from Columbia University and
was a member of the board of the American Society for Bioethics and Humanities;
the Clinton Task Force on Health Care Reform; and the Ethical, Legal, and Social
Implications Policy Planning Group of the National Human Genome Research
Institute. She was a board member of the Society of Jewish Ethics and the
American Civil Liberties Union, a fellow at the Hastings Center and a member of
the New York State Task Force on Life and the Law.
>“Adrienne and I both began our tenure at YU in 2005,” said Dr. Carmen Ortiz
Hendricks, the Dorothy and David I. Schachne Dean of Wurzweiler. “We frequently
collaborated and she wanted very much to establish a biomedical ethics
certificate within the MSW program. Adrienne was brilliant. She was trying to
finish her book on reproductive rights before her impending death. She will be
missed by many friends and colleagues.”
>Funeral Information: Services will take place at SAJ (Society for
the Advancement of Judaism) on Wednesday, November 20 at 12:30 p.m. The
synagogue is on 86th and Central Park West. There will be no grave site
ceremony. Shiva will be observed at Dr. Asch’s home at 101 West 90th St. (corner
of Columbus) from 3-7 p.m. on Wednesday evening, and 9 a.m. -12 p.m on
Thursday.
> 
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>Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2013 8:40 AM
>Subject: FYI Memoriam for Adrienne
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>
>        2013  
>In Memoriam, Adrienne Asch 
>Yeshiva University Mourns the Passing of Dr. Adrienne Asch, Prolific
Scholar and Engaged Activist
>Dr. Adrienne Asch, director of the Center for Ethics at
Yeshiva University and the Edward and Robin Milstein Professor of Bioethics,
passed away on the morning of November 19.
>Asch taught courses at Wurzweiler School of Social Work, Cardozo School of
Law, and Albert Einstein College of Medicine on bioethics, reproductive rights,
professional ethics, and disability. She was a prolific scholar and engaged
activist. Her sharp mind and her love of ideas will be sorely missed by her
colleagues at Yeshiva University.
>Asch’s work focused on the ethical, political, psychological and social
implications of human reproduction and the family. She authored numerous
articles and book chapters and was the co-editor of Prenatal Testing and
Disability Rights and The Double-Edged Helix: Social Implications of
Genetics in a Diverse Society.
>Asch received her doctorate in social psychology from Columbia University and
was a member of the board of the American Society for Bioethics and Humanities;
the Clinton Task Force on Health Care Reform; and the Ethical, Legal, and Social
Implications Policy Planning Group of the National Human Genome Research
Institute. She was a board member of the Society of Jewish Ethics and the
American Civil Liberties Union, a fellow at the Hastings Center and a member of
the New York State Task Force on Life and the Law.
>“Adrienne and I both began our tenure at YU in 2005,” said Dr. Carmen Ortiz
Hendricks, the Dorothy and David I. Schachne Dean of Wurzweiler. “We frequently
collaborated and she wanted very much to establish a biomedical ethics
certificate within the MSW program. Adrienne was brilliant. She was trying to
finish her book on reproductive rights before her impending death. She will be
missed by many friends and colleagues.”
>Funeral Information: Services will take place at SAJ (Society for
the Advancement of Judaism) on Wednesday, November 20 at 12:30 p.m. The
synagogue is on 86th and Central Park West. There will be no grave site
ceremony. Shiva will be observed at Dr. Asch’s home at 101 West 90th St. (corner
of Columbus) from 3-7 p.m. on Wednesday evening, and 9 a.m. -12 p.m on
Thursday.
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