A Doctors Memoir of the Romanian Holocaust: Survival in Lager Vapniarka and the

Description: A Doctors Memoir of the Romanian Holocaust by Margaret Robinson, Dr Arthur Kessler, Dr Leo Spitzer Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description Based on notes kept while incarcerated in the concentration camps and ghettos of Transnistria, Dr. Kesslers gripping Holocaust memoir tells a story of calculated murder, resistance, and survival. Publisher Description Based on notes kept while incarcerated in the concentration camps and ghettos of Transnistria, Dr. Kesslers gripping Holocaust memoir tells a story of calculated murder, resistance, and survival.In the aftermath of the Romanian Holocaust, Transnistria, a little-known region north of Odessa, between the Dniester and Bug rivers, came to be known as "the forgotten cemetery." Between 1941 and 1944, an estimated 300,000 Jews were killed or died there from starvation and disease. This memoir by Dr. Arthur Kessler, based on daily notes he kept as a physician during his two-year imprisonment in Transnistrias Vapniarka concentration camp and Olgopol ghetto, provides a unique perspective of a Jewish medical doctor who witnessed murderous death as well as brave acts of resistance and survival.Introduced and annotated by historian Leo Spitzer and translated from German by the late Margaret Robinson, Dr. Kesslers memoir provides an engrossing account of his infamous discovery that Vapniarkas Romanian authorities routinely, and it seems knowingly, fed camp inmates a daily soup containing toxic chickling peas (Lathyrus sativus) that induced paralysis, kidney failure, and oftentimes death. It reveals the daring by which he, together with fellow inmate medical associates, saved hundreds of lives by organizing a hunger strike that resulted in the camps dissolution and the prisoners relocation to ghettos throughout Transnistria. Kesslers narrative continues with an account of privileges attainable by deportees with useful skills and provides illuminating details about informal systems and practices that enabled many to survive and to provide care to fellow victims of genocidal persecution.The memoir is illustrated with moving drawings produced by prisoners in the Vapniarka concentration camp and presented to Dr. Kessler in recognition of his brave work of healing. Author Biography ARTHUR KESSLER (1903-2000) was both a prisoner and doctor at the Vapniarka concentration camp in Transnistria (in Romanian-controlled Ukraine) during World War II. LEO SPITZER is the Kathe Tappe Vernon Professor of History, Emeritus, and Research Professor at Dartmouth College, NH. MARGARET ROBINSON (1935-2021) was Senior Administrator, Department of German Studies, Dartmouth College, and a free-lance translator who won the Bundesverdienstkreutz, or Federal Cross of Merit, Germanys top national award for civilians. Details ISBN 1648250939 ISBN-13 9781648250934 Title A Doctors Memoir of the Romanian Holocaust Author Margaret Robinson, Dr Arthur Kessler, Dr Leo Spitzer Format Hardcover Year 2024 Pages 190 Publisher Boydell & Brewer Ltd GE_Item_ID:161791610; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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