Word: yeshorim
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Dates: during 1993-1993
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...organization called Dor Yeshorim, Hebrew for "generation of the righteous," has become an integral part of the community. Dor Yeshorim runs DNA tests on single men and women, and keeps a database of their potential children's susceptibility to certain genetic diseases...
...literal translation implies, Dor Yeshorim's goal is to ensure that the children born of Orthodox parents are safe from certain genetic diseases whose occurrence is disproportionately higher within that close-knit community. Launched ten years ago by Rabbi Josef Ekstein to test for Tay-Sachs Disease, Dor Yeshorim has expanded its scope to include three other genetic diseases. More than 8,000 people entered the program last year alone...
...Yeshorim runs five test centers in the New York area. Each participant receives a six-digit identification number and gives a blood sample; test workers analyze his or her DNA to determine whether it contains certain disease-carrying genes. Before two members of the community begin dating or decide to get married, they can call a hot line which tells them whether or not they risk passing any of the diseases to their children...