Treating an Auschwitz Prisoner-Physician: The Case of Dr. Maximilian Samuel
In his seminal work The Nazi Doctors, Robert Jay Lifton labeled Dr. Maximilian Samuel a “Jewish medical collaborator.” Although the Auschwitz prisoner-physician did participate in Block 10 medical experiments, a deeper investigation of available sources reveals that he cannot be characterized so sim...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2014
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Holocaust and genocide studies
Year: 2014, Volume: 28, Issue: 3, Pages: 450-481 |
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| Summary: | In his seminal work The Nazi Doctors, Robert Jay Lifton labeled Dr. Maximilian Samuel a “Jewish medical collaborator.” Although the Auschwitz prisoner-physician did participate in Block 10 medical experiments, a deeper investigation of available sources reveals that he cannot be characterized so simply. This article undertakes a critical analysis—informed by medical knowledge—of survivor accounts found in memoirs, legal documents, and video testimonies to arrive at a more comprehensive and nuanced depiction of Dr. Samuel. In doing so, it sheds light on the prisoner-physicians, a group whose members are relatively absent from historiography—and whose activities invite an investigation of resistance and coercion against the backdrop of the “gray zone.” |
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| ISSN: | 1476-7937 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Holocaust and genocide studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/hgs/dcu041 |