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Comprises the following:
<li>PP/MHP/D.3/1: letters to Pappworth and Rabbi Dr. Apple concerning new annotated Machzor from Routledge & Kegan Paul Ltd (publishers), 4 items, dated 1966-1967</li>
<li>PP/MHP/D.3/2: letters from G. Dworkin re human experiments, 2 items, dated 1970</li>
<li>PP/MHP/D.3/3: letter from Bernard Cherrick, Acting President at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, concerning medical school oath, dated 1970</li>
<li>PP/MHP/D.3/4: letters to Dr. Ely re book on medical ethics, 2 items, dated 1974</li>
<li>PP/MHP/D.3/5: letters from Dr. Immanuel Jakobovits concering Jewish medical ethics & writing to The Times, 2 items, dated 1976-1977</li>
<li>PP/MHP/D.3/6: notes on Rabbis and medicine, 2 items, dated Mid to late 20th century</li>
<li>PP/MHP/D.3/7: The Oath of the Hebrew Physician, dated Mid to late 20th century</li>
<li>PP/MHP/D.3/8: paper entitled "The Hippocratic Oath", dated Mid to late 20th century</li>
<li>PP/MHP/D.3/9: annotated talks on choirs and the purpose of prayer, dated Mid to late 20th century</li>
<li>PP/MHP/D.3/10: Medical Experimentation on Humans in Jewish Law by Immanuel Jakobovits, dated Mid to late 20th century</li>
<li>PP/MHP/D.3/11: Paper on Jewish Medical Ethics, dated Mid to late 20th century</li>

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