17 research outputs found
Managing Pregnancy in Nazi Concentration Camps: The Role of Two Jewish Doctors
No full textDespite daunting circumstances, history is full of stories of men and women incarcerated by the Nazis, who risked their lives to save others. In some cases, the moral dilemma faced by these people presented an unquestionable challenge—particularly for those in the medical profession who had taken an oath to save life. This paper presents the dramatic stories of Dr. Gisella Perl and Dr. Erno Vadasz. Although their choices were markedly different, their goals were the same—to save as many lives as possible
Designing survival : a graphic artist in Birkenau
No full textThis chapter analyzes what appears as the most prominent feature in Zippi's body of testimony. Helping with the registration and marking of prisoners became her key role in the Auschwitz women's camp; her account of her adolescence and training shows that from early on she had a special eye and interest for the visual and the organization of space. A deep description of her story from her arrival in Auschwitz in spring 1942 to the last days as prisoner during the war reveals continuities and caesuras in her perception of reality and her attempts to survive.20 page(s
