Note to “Ethics and Access to Teaching Material in the Medical Library: The Case of the Pernkopf Atlas”

I have just finished reading Michel Atlas's article “Ethics and Access to Teaching Material in the Medical Library: The Case of the Pernkopf Atlas” [1]. I am familiar with the set, having purchased it about fifteen years ago at great expense in a hospital library where I was director. It is indeed a beautiful production and, only after purchasing it, did I begin to hear some of the things that Atlas has recounted so well in her scholarly article.

There is, however, a minor point I should like to clarify. On page 53, Atlas correctly identifies Yad Vashem as the Israel Holocaust and Martyrs Remembrance authority. However, in the next paragraph, she states: “The request for an investigation by Vashem may have been included …,” thus inferring that Yad Vashem is a person, rather than an institution. Because this organization may be unfamiliar to some, I feel it is worth noting.