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 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. FORMAT Hardcover CONDITION Brand New 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. Table of Contents List of IllustrationsAcknowledgmentsINTRODUCTION by Leo SpitzerPART I: IN LAGER VAPNIARKA, TRANSNISTRIA1. The Transport2. Life in the Lager3. The Lethal DiseasePART II: IN TRANSNISTRIAS GHETTOS4. Olgopol5. Ghetto Doctor6. "How come you speak German?"7. Epidemic Meningitis and Other Maladies8. A Visit to Obodovka9. Paul M. and the Repatriation of the Children10. In the Hands of the Partisans11. In the Bershad Ghetto12. The Front Comes CloserPART III: The Way Back13. FlightSelected BibliographyIndex Details ISBN1648250939 Author Dr Leo Spitzer Publisher Boydell & Brewer Ltd Series Rochester Studies in East and Central Europe Year 2024 Translator Margaret Robinson ISBN-13 9781648250934 Format Hardcover Publication Date 2024-09-17 Imprint University of Rochester Press Subtitle Survival in Lager Vapniarka and the Ghettos of Transnistria Place of Publication Rochester Country of Publication United States Alternative 9781805433569 Edited by Leo Spitzer Audience Professional & Vocational US Release Date 2024-09-17 DEWEY B Pages 190 ISBN-10 1648250939 UK Release Date 2024-09-17 Illustrations 11 b/w illus. We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:161791610;

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