Aspects of disaster victim identification in Jewish law : part I : recognition and marks / written by Rabbi Alexander Levinsohn ; translation, notes and appendix by Dr. Jay Levinson.

At head of cover title: Police Rabbinate/Israel Police Rabbinate

Author's preface. Victim identification in the Israel Police: Halachic aspects -- Chapter I. Victim identification based upon personal recognition -- ch. II. Specific problems with victim identification -- ch. III. Identification based upon signs on the body -- ch. IV. Victim identification based upon property, clothing and documents -- ch. V. Problems in personal recognition -- ch. VI. Summary: practical principles of victim identification -- Appendix I. Suggested form for DVI testimony: personal recognition -- Appendix II. Disaster victims: practical comments for Chevra Kadisha / Dr. Jay Levinson -- Appendix III. Sources in Jewish Law (in Hebrew) -- Bibliographic footnotes (in Hebrew)