H-Judaic EVENT: Holocaust Memorial Lecture on Nov 10 by Prof Natalia Aleksiun on Jewish Physicians and Their Patients (on Zoom) Discussion published by Flora Cassen on Monday, November 8, 2021 Please join us for Wash U's Annual Holocaust Lecture by Prof Natalia Aleksiun (Professor of Modern Jewish History, Touro College / Incoming Harry Rich Professor of Holocaust Studies at the University of Florida-Gainesville) Jewish Physicians and Their Patients: Rescue Strategies in Nazi Occupied Poland On Wednesday, November 10 | 5:00 PM (CET) on Zoom The relationships between Jewish physicians, non-Jewish medical professionals and patients offer a window into rescue efforts in Nazi-occupied Poland Jewish testimonies, diaries, memoirs and witness statements in postwar trials tell a story of how communities came together to organize hiding places and aid for Jewish doctors who were threatened by violence and murder In the lecture, Prof Aleksiun will discuss how pre-existing professional relationships, a sense of gratitude for medical services rendered in the past and an ongoing need for Jewish physicians’ expertise laid the foundation for a network of support that allowed Jewish physicians to continue to work in the face of the Holocaust and — in the case of some — survive Register here More info here Citation: Flora Cassen EVENT: Holocaust Memorial Lecture on Nov 10 by Prof Natalia Aleksiun on Jewish Physicians and Their Patients (on Zoom) H-Judaic 11-08-2021 https://networks.h-net.org/node/28655/discussions/8918305/event-holocaust-memorial-lecture-nov-10-prof-natalia-aleksiun Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License