[Editor's note:Readers may be interested in this article by Rebecca Koropatwa about Harvey Chochinov, who holds of the Canada Research Chair in Palliative Care. Chochinov is the director of the Manitoba palliative care research unit at CancerCare Manitoba, and is ranked distinguished professor of psychiatry at the University of Manitoba]

According to Judaism, each person is expected to be a mensch, one who goes out of his/her way to help others who are in need.

Dr. Harvey Max Chochinov, a Winnipeg-based international leader in palliative care, understands this concept well. Jewish identity comes up time and again when speaking about the work that he does with those facing end-of-life issues.

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