Can you be buried in a Jewish cemetery if you die by medically assisted suicide?
Bintel asks the experts on behalf of a reader whose husband has terminal cancer
Assisted Suicide
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Film & TV In a brilliantly performed film, a great Jewish narcissist seeks death with dignity
François Ozon's 'Everything Went Fine' is an unnerving account of assisted suicide
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Culture She filmed the final days of her father’s life. Here’s what she wants us to know about assisted death.
Ondi Timoner never meant to make a documentary about her father. But then, he decided to end his life at the age of 92. For over a decade, Timoner, who directed acclaimed films about alt-rock group the Dandy Warhols, internet CEO Josh Harris and comedian Russell Brand, has been developing a narrative script about her…
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Life When Holocaust Memories Are Too Heavy – A Survivor Considers Assisted Suicide
I didn’t lay a hand on her — all I did was propose a suicide plan. My mother broke her hip this summer, and quickly went from being a remarkably mobile 86-year-old to facing a convalescence that began with a high degree of helplessness. During her first week of rehab, when she still needed two…
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Breaking News Orthodox Umbrella Group Backs New York Law Banning Assisted Suicide
NEW YORK (JTA) — Agudath Israel of America has filed a brief on behalf of a New York state law banning assisted suicide that is being challenged in the state’s highest court. The haredi Orthodox group filed its amicus brief in the case of Myers v. Schneiderman, where arguments in the Court of Appeals are…
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Life Former Mayor: Assisted Suicide Is Not Necessarily the Answer
Dear Bintel Brief: Until very recently, I considered myself an average American woman. I am foreign-born, but I’ve been here for many years — and I love the country that adopted me. I voted diligently in every election. I was also very active and productive. I worked as a volunteer. I was athletic. Suddenly, without…
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