Refuge in Hell

Author: Daniel B. Silver
Edition: Reprint
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 0618485406
Category: Medical

Refuge in Hell: How Berlin's Jewish Hospital Outlasted the Nazis

In 1945, when the Red Army liberated Berlin, they found in the Nazi capital a functioning Jewish hospital. Download Refuge in Hell medical books for free.
In Refuge in Hell, Daniel B. Silver explores the many quirks of fortune and history that made the hospital's survival possible. His engrossing account of this little-known slice of history "reads like a novel imbued with the richness of a strong narrative and the depth of compelling characters" (Forward).
Not since Schindler's List has there been such a wrenching story of personal sacrifice and triumph. Silver's narrative centers on the intricate machinations of the hospital's director, Dr. Lustig, a German-born Jew who managed to keep the Gestapo at bay throughout the war, in part because of his power over his staff and patients and Get Refuge in Hell our bestseller medical books.

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In Refuge in Hell, Daniel B. Silver explores the many quirks of fortune and history that made the hospital's survival possible. His engrossing account of this little-known slice of history "reads like a novel imbued with the richness of a strong narrative and the depth of compelling characters" (Forward).
Not since Schindler's List has there been such a wrenching story of personal sacrifice and triumph Lustig, a German-born Jew who managed to keep the Gestapo at bay throughout the war, in part because of his power over his staff and patients and

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