Professur für Spiritual Care• Michael Petery

Spiritual Care in Bavarian Jewish Communities

Michael Petery 29. October 2013

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Historical Introduction

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Jews have been living in Bavaria since Roman times:

Lamp with Menora, found in Augsburg (Augusta vindelicorum)5th century

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Richness of Bavaria´s Jewish Heritage326 historic

synagogues in Bavaria:

see list:www.synagogen.info

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Israelitisches Krankenhaus

München

Hermann-Schmid-Str.5

Israelitisches KrankenhausMunich

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Two aspects of research projects

Task 1: Historical research in Jewish Caregiving to severely ill and dying patients in Bavaria

Task 2: Documentation of the current practice of Jewish Caregiving to severely ill and dying patients in Bavaria

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Goals of my study:

Goal 1: the collection of data on current structures and offers concerning the care of the sick and dying in Bavarian Jewish communities

Goal 2: Reports on the quality of the cooperation between communities and caretaking institutions (hospitals, rehabilitation centres, nursing homes etcetera)

Goal 3: Evaluation of the needs of the different concerned groups (patients, relatives, community workers, rabbis)

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Two guiding questions

How does the care of the severely ill and the dying work in your community?

What have you personally experienced when taking care of the severely ill and the dying?

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Jewish Communities in Bavaria Today12 Israelische Kultusgemeinde

(9 orthodox, 2 conservative, 1 reform)

2 Chabad Center (Munich, Nuremberg)

1 Reform Community (Munich)

Towns with Jewish Communities

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Methodology: empiricism

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Qualita-tive

interview with

3 key questions

Test run in Com-munity 1Head ofvisitingservice

Test run in Com-munity 2

Rabbi

Inter-views with

2 key questions

analysis

structures

reports/cooperation

needs

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Results corresponding to the goals of our studyGoal 1: the collection of data on current structures and offers

concerning the care of the sick and dying in Bavarian Jewish communities

Goal 2: Reports on the quality of the cooperation between communities and caretaking institutions (hospitals, rehabilitation centres, nursing homes etcetera)

Goal 3: Evaluation of the needs of the different concerned groups (patients, relatives, community workers, rabbis)

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