Ritual Circumcision

Abrahams v Snowman. Brit. Med. J. 2: 1565, 1910.

Apfel, H. : Ritual circumcision. Archives Pediatrics 68: 427-430 (Sept.) 1951.

Banister, P.G. : Letter to the Editor. Lancet 2: 401, 1953.

Bogert, F. van der : Some distressing consequences of circumcision during the diaper wearing period. Arch. Pediat. 52: 562-566, 1935.

Glaser, W. , Personal communication.

Goldstone, S.H. : An Independent Course-Outstanding System of Circumcision. Pamphlet, privately printed, Chicago, 1950, 18 pp.

Gottlieb, N. : A Jewish Child is Born. New York, Bloch Publishing Co., 1960.

Hayt, E. and Hayt, J. : Manual of Therapy Consents and Legal Forms. Albany , Hospital Assoc. of N. Y. State, 1961, pp. 48-50; idem: Circumcision Rites and Rights. Modern Hosp. 74: 73-74, 1950. Zlotowitz v Jewish Hospital , 94 N.Y.S. 2d 61, 193 Misc. 124 aff'd 100 N.Y.S. 2d 226 ( 1950). I am indebted to S. Tartalsky, Esquire, for these references to the legal literature.

Jacobziner, H., Asst. Commissioner, N. Y. Dept. of Health: Personal communication.

Jakobovitz, I. : Jewish Medical Ethics, New York, Philosophical Library, 1959, pp. 193 and 337 (note 14).

Laws of the Initiation Society , Revised and Reprinted, London, 1952 (Pamphlet). Minn, A. , The Initiation Soc., Medical Officers' Report, London, 1958 (Pamphlet). Homa, B. , Metzitzah (Pamphlet) , London: Initiation Society of Great Britain, 1960, 16 pp.

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Merzbach, C. : La Circoncision, Pamphlet, Paris, Fondation Sefer, 1952, 68 pp.

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Miller, J. : Is circumcision merely a prophylactic health measure? The Synagogue Light 26: (Sept., Oct.) 1959; 47 Beekman St., New York 38, N. Y.

National Jewish Post and Opinion. Indianapolis, March 10, 1961.

Preuss, J. : Biblisch-Talmudische Medizin, Berlin, B. Karger, 1911.

Silver, Eliezer , quoted by Solomon B. Freehof , Reform Responsa , Cincinnati, Hebrew Union College Press, 1960. Distributed by University Publications, Inc., New York.

Snowman, J. : The Surgery of Ritual Circumcision. London, The Initiation Society. 1929 (Second Edition), Appendix, pp. vii and viii.

Spitz, R.A. : Personal communication to the author; idem: Some Observations on Psychiatric Stress in Infancy, in 5th Annual Report on Stress, edited by H. Selye and G. Heuser. New York, MD Publications, Inc., 1955-1956, pp. 193-204.

Wechsberg, P.H. , Assistant Director, Mount Sinai Hospital, Chicago: Personal communication.

Weiss, C. : World-wide survey of ritual circumcision. Jewish Social Studies 24: 30-48 (Jan.) 1962.

Wilkes, D. , Esquire: Personal communication.