Podcasts about Josef Mengele

Sommer '85: Spaziergänger macht grausigen Fund! Lesenswert: Polizeiakte enthüllt neue Details über Mengele, Aktion T 4 Hörenswert: Der Alldeutsche Verband Die passende Ausgabe “Eine Stunde History” läuft am 9. Juni 2025 auf DLFnova.

Entre 5000 et 12000 nazis selon les estimations ont fui en Argentine à la fin de la guerre. Comment ces fuites ont été possibles relativement facilement? Un cas intrigue en particulier, celui de Josef Mengele. Caché sous divers pseudonymes, l'ancien médecin tortionnaire à Auschwitz croit pouvoir s'inventer une nouvelle vie. L'Argentine de Perón est bienveillante, le monde entier veut oublier les crimes nazis. Mais la traque reprend et il doit s'enfuir au Paraguay puis au Brésil. Son errance ne connaîtra plus de répit... jusqu'à sa mort mystérieuse sur une plage en 1979. Comment le médecin SS a-t-il pu passer entre les mailles du filet trente années durant ? L'écrivain Olivier Guez lui a consacré un roman "la disparition de Josef Mengele" qui lui avait valu le prix Renaudot et il est notre invitéTous les samedis à 19h sur France 5, Aurélie Casse et son équipe reviennent sur les événements qui ont marqué la semaine écoulée autour d'invités fil rouge.

Sommer ’85: Spaziergänger macht grausigen Fund! Lesenswert: Polizeiakte enthüllt neue Details über Mengele, Aktion T 4 Hörenswert: Der Alldeutsche Verband Die passende Ausgabe “Eine Stunde History” läuft am 9. Juni 2025 auf DLFnova.

Notorious Nazi doctor, ‘Angel of Death' Josef Mengele, spent the last twenty years of his life on the run. His remains were recovered in São Paulo on 6th June, 1985, when Brazilian Police dug up the grave of a man named “Wolfgang Gerhard” - later proven to be Mengele, who'd drowned at a beach resort at the age of 68. Mengele, responsible for sending up to 400,000 Jews to their deaths at Auschwitz, was able to escape to Argentina via Italy after the War, even living freely under his real name for a period, before Mossad and ‘Nazi Hunter' Simon Wiesenthal began hunting him down more assiduously. In this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly reveal how frustratingly close Israel's secret services came to capturing him in his lifetime; explain how he was able to live under cover in South America for decades; and consider the irony of what finally happened to his skeleton… Content Warning: depictions of Auschwitz, Holocaust torture techniques Further Reading: • ‘Son Says Mengele's Dead, Tells Why He Kept Silent : Learned of Death in 1979' (Los Angeles Times, 1985): https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-06-11-mn-10339-story.html • ‘How did the infamous Josef Mengele escape punishment?' (The Spectator, 2020): https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/how-did-the-infamous-josef-mengele-escape-punishment/ • ‘Confirming the remains of Josef Mengele' (NBC, 1985): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m46WUDwxxpA This episode first premiered in 2024, for members of

Josef Mengeles Aufstieg bei den Nazis ist rasant. Nach seinem Examen wird er Assistenzarzt, später wechselt er als Lagerarzt ins KZ Auschwitz-Birkenau – und tötet tausendfach. 1985 werden die Überreste eines der meistgesuchten NS-Verbrechers gefunden.**********Ihr hört in dieser "Eine Stunde History":10:46 - Bogdan Musiał20:11 - Tobias Freimüller30:49 - Dominik Groß**********Mehr zum Thema bei Deutschlandfunk Nova:Nationalsozialismus: Das Konzentrationslager Auschwitz wird vor 75 Jahren befreitNationalsozialismus: Wie die Demokratie abgeschafft wurdeNationalsozialismus 1925: Die Gründung der SS – Hitlers "Leib- und Prügelgarde"**********Den Artikel zum Stück findet ihr hier.**********Ihr könnt uns auch auf diesen Kanälen folgen: TikTok und Instagram .**********In dieser Folge mit: Moderation: Steffi Orbach Gesprächspartner: Dr. Matthias von Hellfeld, Deutschlandfunk-Nova-Geschichtsexperte Gesprächspartner: Bogdan Musiał, deutsch-polnischer Historiker und Mengele-Biograf Gesprächspartner: Tobias Freimüller, Historiker und stellvertretender Direktor des Frankfurter Fritz-Bauer-Instituts Gesprächspartner: Dominik Groß, Arzt und Medizinethiker Gesprächspartnerin: Grit Eggerichs, Deutschlandfunk-Nova-Reporterin

6 giugno 1985. Il cimitero di Nostra Signora del Rosario ad Embu das Artes, vicino San Paolo del Brasile, diventa il centro dell'interesse mediatico mondiale. La polizia - pale alla mano - disseppellisce lo scheletro di un uomo apparentemente sconosciuto, di nome Wolfgang Gerhard. Ciò che le persone non sanno però è che quella tomba è stata individuata dopo un'accurata indagine condotta a livello internazionale e che quello scheletro appartiene in realtà ad uno dei più sadici criminali nazisti mai esistiti. Benvenuti al primo episodio di Un giorno qualsiasi. Sono Simone Perissutti e oggi raccontiamo la storia della riesumazione del corpo del Dottor Josef Mengele. Consigli bibliografici: - T. Keenan, E. Weizman, Il teschio di Mengele. L'avvento di un'estetica forense, Meltemi Editore, Milano, 2023. Crediti audio: - L'inserto con la testimonianza di Eva Mozes Kor è tratto da un'intervista rilasciata da quest'ultima a BuzzFeed e disponibile su YouTube (https://youtu.be/gdgPAetNY5U?feature=shared).

Obwohl er ein gesuchter Kriegsverbrecher war, lebte Josef Mengele bis zu seinem Tod in Südamerika. Eine jetzt aufgetauchte Akte bringt u.a. neue Erkenntnisse zur Rolle der bundesdeutschen und argentinischen Behörden.

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Huitième jour du journal de bord d'Alex Masson au Festival de CannesSurprise lors de la projection, en compétition, d'History of sound : un seul logo de producteur sera apparu en amorce de ce très beau mélo. Jusque-là, les préliminaires de quasiment tous les films montrés avaient habitué à d'interminables litanies de sociétés. On en a compté jusqu'à une douzaine pour Les aigles de la république, amusant thriller parano, voire quasimet une quinzaine pour le plus plombant La disparition de Josef Mengele. Cette profusion n'est pas qu'un point de détail quand elle indique très clairement une difficulté de plus en plus prégnante pour les films d'auteur à boucler leurs budgets, devant désormais aller chercher obole auprès de financeurs de nombreux pays et institutions.En filigrane, c'est la fragilité de l'économie de tout un pan de cinéma qui se manifeste. Elle aura été confortée par un autre pilier fondamental de Cannes, son marché du film. Si ses responsables se sont frottés les mains d'une affluence forte avec plus de 15 000 accrédités, son bilan est à ce stade plus mitigé. Quasiment aucun deal colossal annoncé, si ce n'est celui affolant de la plateforme Mubi qui aurait déboursé 24 millions de dollars pour acquérir les droits de Die, my love, le film rugueux de Lynne Ramsay présenté en compétition, au potentiel public pourtant assez limité. La température du marché étant plutôt tiède, suite aux déclarations surprises d'un Donald Trump voulant appliquer des tarifs douaniers exorbitants sur les films américains qui seraient tournés à l'étranger, freinant l'ouverture du portefeuille chez beaucoup d'acquéreurs potentiels.Tout aussi inattendu, le virage amorcé par de nombreuses stars, d'Al Pacino à Penélope Cruz en passant par Scarlett Johansson, attendues désormais sur des projets de films indépendants. L'arrivée à bord de ces vedettes bankables risquant de provoquer une inflation des budgets, malvenue dans ce contexte. Il n'est même plus certain qu'un film comme The apprentice, saisissante chronique des jeunes d'années de Trump, montré en compétition l'an dernier, pourrait désormais, au-delà son sujet radioactif, trouver les fonds suffisants pour se concrétiser…Distribué par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

A címbeli kérdést Josef Mengele tette fel egy cannes-i filmben kedden, amit Spike Lee-vel és Denzel Washingtonnal kezdtünk, Scarlett Johanssonnal és Vicky Kriepsszel folytattunk, majd Láng Annamáriával és Hajdúk Károllyal fejeztünk be.Filmek, amikről szó esik:Highest 2 Lowest (Spike Lee)Eleanor The Great (Scarlett Johansson)Love Me Tender (Anna Cazenave Cambet)La Disparition de Josef Mengele (Kirill Serebrennikov)Összekötő zene: Kristóf NorbertA műsort készíti: Onozó Róbert és Varga FerencJó szórakozást az adáshoz, és ha tetszik, kérlek⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠támogasd a Filmklub podcastot a Patreonon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, egy dollár is nagy segítség! Ha a Patreon túl macerás, támogathatod a podcastot a PayPalon (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@ferencv1976⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) vagy a Revoluton (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@ferenc7drh⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) keresztül is. Nagyon köszönöm!

Interview with Kirill Serebrennikov and August Diehl on The Disappearance of Josef Mengele at Cannes 78 – a chilling look at evil, complicity, and justice. The post “The Disappearance of Josef Mengele”, interview with the director Kirill Serebrennikov and the actor August Diehl appeared first on Fred Film Radio.

Interview with Kirill Serebrennikov and August Diehl on The Disappearance of Josef Mengele at Cannes 78 – a chilling look at evil, complicity, and justice. The post “The Disappearance of Josef Mengele”, interview with the director Kirill Serebrennikov and the actor August Diehl appeared first on Fred Film Radio.

Interview with Kirill Serebrennikov and August Diehl on The Disappearance of Josef Mengele at Cannes 78 – a chilling look at evil, complicity, and justice. The post “The Disappearance of Josef Mengele”, interview with the director Kirill Serebrennikov and the actor August Diehl appeared first on Fred Film Radio.

Interview with Kirill Serebrennikov and August Diehl on The Disappearance of Josef Mengele at Cannes 78 – a chilling look at evil, complicity, and justice. The post “The Disappearance of Josef Mengele”, interview with the director Kirill Serebrennikov and the actor August Diehl appeared first on Fred Film Radio.

Interview with Kirill Serebrennikov and August Diehl on The Disappearance of Josef Mengele at Cannes 78 – a chilling look at evil, complicity, and justice. The post “The Disappearance of Josef Mengele”, interview with the director Kirill Serebrennikov and the actor August Diehl appeared first on Fred Film Radio.

Interview with Kirill Serebrennikov and August Diehl on The Disappearance of Josef Mengele at Cannes 78 – a chilling look at evil, complicity, and justice. The post “The Disappearance of Josef Mengele”, interview with the director Kirill Serebrennikov and the actor August Diehl appeared first on Fred Film Radio.

In this special re-release of Eyewitness History, we honor the life and legacy of Esther Basch, who passed away on April 14, 2025—exactly 80 years to the day she was liberated from the Salzwedel Concentration Camp by American soldiers. Known to many as “The Honey Girl of Auschwitz,” Esther survived the horrors of Nazi concentration camps, including Auschwitz, and endured a brutal death march before her liberation. In this unforgettable conversation, she shares how her 16th birthday was marked by arrival at Auschwitz, the loss of her parents, the forced labor she endured, and how she came face-to-face with Josef Mengele. But more than a story of survival, Esther's legacy is one of forgiveness. “I cannot forget, but I can forgive because if I don’t forgive, then I suffer, and I suffered enough,” she would often say. Until her final days, Esther traveled, spoke, and educated countless people—young and old—about the Holocaust, never turning down an opportunity to tell her story. She became not only a pillar of Holocaust education but also a symbol of resilience, optimism, and love. We re-release this episode in her memory—with deep gratitude and reverence. Remember to subscribe, rate, and review Eyewitness History.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Conocido como "el Ángel de la Muerte", Josef Mengele fue uno de los rostros más siniestros del Holocausto. Médico en el campo de concentración de Auschwitz, utilizó su posición para llevar a cabo experimentos inhumanos en prisioneros, especialmente en gemelos, mujeres embarazadas y personas con discapacidades. Amparado por la ideología nazi, Mengele combinó su formación académica con una crueldad que desdibujó todos los límites éticos. Tras la caída del Tercer Reich, logró huir, ocultándose durante décadas en Sudamérica, protegido por redes de simpatizantes y la indiferencia internacional. ¿Cómo un hombre instruido fue capaz de sumergirse tan profundamente en el horror? ¿Qué rastros de su paso aún persisten? Este programa se adentra en la figura de Mengele para intentar comprender lo inconcebible. 🔥 Comunicaciones: ⚫ X/Twitter - https://x.com/CatabasisPod 🔵 BlueSky - https://bsky.app/profile/catabasispod.bsky.social 🔴 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/catabasispod 🟡 Telegram - t.me/catabasispodcast 🟣 Mail: podcastcatabasis@gmail.com 🔥 Créditos: ⚔️ Peregrino Catábico - Álvaro Aparicio ✒️ Hierofante Oscuro - Alberto Nieto 🎤 Viejo Juglar - Luis Alberto Martín 👁️‍🗨️ Gracias a Víctor Santana del podcast Psicología a Ladrillazos por explicarnos cómo el ser humano puede vivir con tanta familiaridad en lo más profundo del horror. 🔥 Algunas consideraciones: ☄️Catábasis forma parte del grupo Vuelo del Cometa (@Vuelodelcometa). 📢 Para estar al tanto de futuras actualizaciones, estas son las redes sociales a las que debes acudir: https://linktr.ee/Vuelodelcometa 🌟 Si quieres darnos tu apoyo puedes hacerlo a través de Patreon en https://www.patreon.com/vuelodelcometa o con el sistema de iVoox. 🎧 Se recomienda el uso de auriculares.

Send us a textMany Nazis including Josef Mengele, Adolf Eichmann, Franz Stangl, and Klaus Barbie escaped Europe and fled to South America in an attempt to evade prosecution for their crimes.  We know quite a bit about their lives and crimes during the Holocaust but much less about the network of people that supported them in their new lives in South America.I spoke with Betina Anton about her work researching the people who helped Josef Mengele and her personal connection to this case.Note: You may want to listen to Ep. 26- Josef Mengele with David Marwell for a more in-depth biography of Mengele.Betina Anton is a journalist and international news editor at Globo TV.Anton, Betina.  Hiding Mengele: How a Nazi Network Harbored the Angel of Death (2025)Follow on Twitter @holocaustpod.Email the podcast at holocausthistorypod@gmail.comThe Holocaust History Podcast homepage is hereYou can find a complete reading list with books by our guests and also their suggestions here.

This is a preview of the series White Smoke."White Smoke, Episode 13: Ratlines" examines the troubling post-World War II period when certain Vatican officials helped Nazi war criminals escape justice. The episode focuses on key figures like Bishop Alois Hudal and Croatian priest Krunoslav Draganović, who provided fugitives including Adolf Eichmann, Josef Mengele, and Klaus Barbie with false documents and escape routes to South America.Their motivations ranged from ideological sympathy to anti-communism. While not official Vatican policy, these "ratlines" operated within Church networks and resources. The episode explores how elements within an institution founded on moral principles became entangled in activities that contradicted its own teachings and obstructed justice.

Josef Mengele, el terrorífico médico de las SS realizó atroces experimentos que llevó a cabo con prisioneros en nombre de la ciencia. Conocemos su historia, su red de protección en Sudamérica, y las dos versiones de su muerte: la oficial... y las teorías que sugieren que pudo haber vivido en las sombras durante años.

The Nazi doctor who committed heinous experiments on prisoners of Auschwitz was harboured by a network of Nazi supporters in Argentina after the war. As an SS officer and physician, he conducted horrific tests on prisoners, particularly twins, in pursuit of pseudoscientific racial theories. His name has become synonymous with Nazi war crimes.After World War II, Mengele evaded justice, escaping to South America. He lived in Argentina for years under an assumed identity, avoiding capture despite international efforts to bring him to trial. In this episode, Dan is joined by the award-winning journalist Betina Anton who tracked down the woman who helped him hide. The woman was Betina's old school teacher.Warning: This episode contains descriptions of human suffering that listeners may find upsetting. This episode also contains mention of outdated terminology for historical context.Betina's book is called 'Hiding Mengele: How a Nazi Network Harbored the Angel of Death'Produced by James Hickmann and Mariana Des Forges, edited by Dougal PatmoreSign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe.We'd love to hear your feedback - you can take part in our podcast survey here: https://insights.historyhit.com/history-hit-podcast-always-onYou can also email the podcast directly at ds.hh@historyhit.com.

#246: Es gibt Verbrechen aus unserer Vergangenheit, die so groß, so grausam sind, dass wir bisher das Gefühl hatten, der Rahmen unseres Podcasts sei dafür nicht der richtige. Andererseits finden wir es jetzt wichtiger denn je, dass wir gerade diese Verbrechen nicht vergessen. Heute sprechen wir über die NS-Verbrechen. Nicht über alle, das können wir in einer einzigen Folge nicht. Wir sprechen über einen Mann, der als “Der Todesengel von Auschwitz” in die Geschichte einging: Der Auschwitz-Arzt Josef Mengele. Und wir erzählen die Geschichte von Eva Mozes Kor und ihrer Schwester Miriam. Für diese Folge haben wir mit Menschen zusammengearbeitet, die sich mit der NS-Vergangenheit auseinander gesetzt haben. Vielen Dank an die Stiftung für die ermordeten Juden Europas und Uwe Neumärker, mit denen wir gemeinsam die historischen Einordnungen erarbeitet haben. Vielen Dank an Reiner Engelmann, der als Autor zahlreiche Bücher über NS-Verbrechen geschrieben hat und sich für die Erinnerungskultur einsetzt. Und vielen Dank an Susanne Siegert, mit der wir auf unseren Social-Media-Profilen zusammengearbeitet haben. Auf ihrem Account [keine.erinnerungskultur](https://www.instagram.com/keine.erinnerungskultur/?hl=de) klärt sie über Themen auf die im Schulunterricht nicht besprochen werden. Quellen (Auswahl) Buch "Ich habe den Todesengel überlebt" von Eva Mozes Kor [Stiftung für die Ermordeten Juden Europas ](https://www.stiftung-denkmal.de/) Interview mit [Reiner Engelmann](https://reiner-engelmann.de/) Mehr Informationen, Bilder und Videos zum Fall findet ihr auf Social Media unter @mordaufexpodcast Eine Produktion von Auf Ex Productions. Hosts: Leonie Bartsch, Linn Schütze Recherche: Linn Schütze, Dayan Djajadisastra Redaktion: Antonia Fischer Experte: Reiner Engelmann Produktion: Lorenz Schütze Tickets zur Mord auf Ex Live Tour gibt es auf [mordaufex.de/shop](https://shop.aufex.de/tickets) Unsere Spendenaktion "Exis gegen Gewalt an Frauen" läuft weiterhin. Unser Ziel: Betroffenen helfen, Schutzräume schaffen und Hoffnung geben. Spenden könnt ihr über diesen Link: [mordaufex.betterplace.org](https://www.betterplace.org/de/fundraising-events/47956-exis-gegen-gewalt-an-frauen). Jede Spende geht direkt an die Organisationen. Egal, wie groß – jeder Beitrag macht einen Unterschied. Danke

This week will be heavy. We are discussing atrocities that you may not know about that happened in WW2. No not Josef Mengele, but another in Japan, who chose to conduct human experimentation for what they claimed was the betterment of their people. General Shiro Ishii may have started his career with good intentions, but that is not where he landed. During this episode we try to focus on the good that the sacrifices that these poor victims contributed to mankind in order to honor their memories.Support the showInstagram @vintagehomicidepodcastFacebook Vintage Homicide Podcasthttps://www.buymeacoffee.com/lachesis19vemail vintagehomicidepodcast@gmail.comwebsite https://vintagehomicide.buzzsprout.com

February 7th: Josef Mengele Dies (1979) There are a number of historical events that, when looked at, strike horror in the hearts of many. On February 7th 1979 an infamous figure died after years on the run. A man who took the already horrifying stories of the Holocaust and made them even more terrifying.  *Suggested by Perrie Susman* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josef_Mengele, https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/28/books/review/mengele-david-g-marwell.html, https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/josef-mengele, https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-angel-of-death-dies, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Josef-Mengele Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

"We thought we had entered hell." These are the recollections of Auschwitz survivor Mindu Hornick. In an interview with the BBC's Tim Franks, she recalls, in vivid detail, the last memory of her mother who was taken to the gas chamber; the Yiddish-speaking prison worker who saved her life; the terror of selection by Nazi doctor Josef Mengele; and the desperation of hunger, and rations laced with sawdust and bromide.

Holocaust survivor Edith Eger shares her emotional journey of surviving Auschwitz, her encounter with Josef Mengele, and how she became known as the 'Ballerina of Auschwitz.' Edith highlights the slow, evolving process of coming to terms with her past, influenced by Viktor Frankl's work, and how she uses her traumatic experiences to help others as a psychologist, transforming trauma into a source of strength, healing, and forgiveness.Learn more about Edith Eger!Read Edith's books! The Choice (Memoir) The Gift The Ballerina of Auschwitz Make Edith's Hungarian Szekely Goulash!Keep up to date with Peter!Website: www.petersinger.infoSubstack: https://boldreasoningwithpetersinger.substack.com/YouTube: www.youtube.com/@peter_singerKeep up to date with Kasia!https://www.facebook.com/katarzyna.delazariradek Executive Producer: Rachel BarrettThanks to our volunteer researchers Hendrik Dahlmeier and Mihika ChechiIf you are enjoying this podcast, consider supporting us over at PATREON Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Muitos nazistas encontraram refúgio na América do Sul após a Segunda Guerra Mundial. Esses criminosos de guerra, na maioria das vezes, viveram confortavelmente e sem alterar suas identidades. Mas como isso foi possível? Aqui no Brasil temos os casos emblemáticos de Josef Mengele, que viveu 17 anos em cidades paulistas, e do próprio Herbert Cukurs, que viveu por 20 anos no Brasil e foi executado no Uruguai por agentes do Mossad. Esse caso, inclusive, você pode ouvir se voltar alguns episódios. Para falar mais sobre o contexto histórico e político que possibilitou que nazistas encontrassem um novo lar na América Latina, convidamos Marcos Guterman, que é jornalista e doutor em História Social pela Universidade de São Paulo, e autor do livro “Nazistas entre nós: A trajetória dos oficiais de Hitler depois da guerra”.

Josef Mengele, known worldwide for unimaginably cruel human experiments and for sending thousands of people to the gas chambers at Auschwitz, was a fugitive in South America for thirty-four years after World War II, sought by the Israeli secret service and Nazi hunters. Hidden for half that time in Brazil, Mengele created his own paradise, a life where he could speak German, maintain his beliefs, his friends, and his connection with the homeland. Never caught, he lived out the rest of his days thanks to a small circle of expatriate Europeans willing to help him. One such person was Austrian ex-pat Liselotte Bossert, who buried Mengele with false documents to keep his true identity hidden even after his death in 1979. When the world finally discovered where the remains of Josef Mengele were in 1985, kindergarten teacher Liselotte was escorted from the São Paulo school without further explanation to the students. One six-year-old, Betina Anton, could not let this mystery go. Decades later as an experienced journalist, Betina decided to investigate, but when she found Liselotte, she could not imagine how deep this case would take her. Neil Lazarus interviews her about her book: Hiding Mengele: How a Nazi Network Harbored the Angel of Death (Diversion Books; October 1, 2024), 

Josef Mengele was a doctor of medicine and philosophy, an assistant to Prof. Otmar von Verschuer in the Institute for Hereditary Biology and Racial Hygiene in Frankfurt, member of the Nazi Party and the SS. In Auschwitz, he was the chief physician in the Roma and Sinti Family Camp in Birkenau, and from August to December 1944, he was also the chief physician of the entire Birkenau camp. Mengele was responsible for the experiments on human heredity. He was never punished for his crimes. Dr Agnieszka Kita from the Archives of the Muzeum talks about Josef Mengele.  English voiceover: Therese McLaughlin --- Online lesson on medicine in Auschwitz: https://lekcja.auschwitz.org/2022_medycyna_en/ Listen to the podcast about medicine in Auschwitz: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2s2Jb91u55L6s80XUlq5JW?si=8kHYPgQXS1mIwabnrRaNqg The podcast on experiments: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2Ij4icZ6kicc96gWL3f3y0?si=_VwpbejMRiOOhvmIxmBdUA

Josef Mengele był doktorem medycyny i filozofii, asystentem profesora Otmara von Verschuera w Instytucie Biologii Dziedzicznej i Higieny Rasowej we Frankfurcie, członkiem partii nazistowskiej i SS. W obozie Auschwitz był najpierw lekarzem w obozie rodzinnym dla Romów i Sinti w Auschwitz II-Birkenau Birkenau, a w okresie od sierpnia do grudnia 1944 r. piastował funkcję naczelnego lekarza całego obozu Birkenau. Odpowiedzialny za eksperymenty dotyczące dziedziczności. Nigdy nie został ukarany za swoje zbrodnie. O postaci Josefia Mengele opowiada dr Agnieszka Kita z Archiwum Muzeum Auschwitz.

Matt Crawford speaks with journalist and author Betina Anton about her book, Hiding Mengele: How a Nazi Network Harbored the Angel of Death. Josef Mengele, known worldwide for unimaginably cruel human experiments and for sending thousands of people to the gas chambers at Auschwitz, was a fugitive in South America for thirty-four years after World War II, sought by the Israeli secret service and Nazi hunters. Hidden for half that time in Brazil, Mengele created his own paradise, a life where he could speak German, maintain his beliefs, his friends, and his connection with the homeland. Never caught, he lived out the rest of his days thanks to a small circle of expatriate Europeans willing to help him. One such person was Austrian ex-pat Liselotte Bossert, who buried Mengele with false documents to keep his true identity hidden even after his death in 1979. When the world finally discovered where the remains of Josef Mengele were in 1985, kindergarten teacher Liselotte was escorted from the São Paulo school without further explanation to the students. One six-year-old, Betina Anton, could not let this mystery go. Decades later as an experienced journalist, Betina decided to investigate, but when she found Liselotte, she could not imagine how deep this case would take her. Translated from the Brazilian Tropical Bavaria edition by the author and based on extensive research, including interviews, unpublished documents, and news coverage from that era, Hiding Mengele is a suspenseful narrative not only haunted by the doctor's horrific experiments, but also by the motivations driving a community to protect one of the most evil people known to mankind.

Michael Visontay with the story of how 'noble fragments' of a rare Gutenberg Bible were sold off, leaf by leaf, in New York in the 1920s, and how the sale of these books, chapters and verses changed the course of his own family.

On l'a surnommé “l'Ange de la Mort”. Durant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, le docteur allemand Josef Mengele (1911-1979) se livre à de sordides expériences humaines dans le bloc 10 du camp d'Auschwitz-Birkenau. Des centaines de détenus, juifs, tsiganes, homosexuels, enfants subissent des actes de tortures au nom d'une pseudo-science, la biologie raciale. Mais après la guerre, au procès des médecins de Nuremberg, Mengele manque à l'appel. En fuite, il n'est pas sur le banc des accusés et ne répondra pas à la question que posent les juges : comment un médecin ayant prêté le serment de guérir a-t-il pu se livrer à des actes de barbarie ?Après un double récit inédit consacré aux perversions de Josef Mengele, le médecin d'Auschwitz, Virginie Girod interroge le psychologue clinicien Didier Pleux, pour tenter de pénétrer la psyché des SS et de Josef Mengele et comprendre ce qui peut conduire un être à commettre des actes monstrueux.Thèmes abordés : Seconde Guerre mondiale, nazisme, médecine, expérimentations humaines, IIIe Reich Au Cœur de l'Histoire est un podcast Europe1.- Présentation : Virginie Girod- Production : Armelle Thiberge et Morgane Vianey- Réalisation : Clément Ibrahim- Composition des musiques originales : Julien Tharaud et Sébastien Guidis- Promotion et coordination des partenariats : Marie Corpet- Visuel : Sidonie Mangin

Ecoutez la suite du double récit inédit de Virginie Girod consacré à Josef Mengele, le médecin SS d'Auschwitz-Birkenau.Docteur en médecin et en anthropologie, Josef Mengele (1911-1979) adhère aux doctrines racistes propagées par le régime nazi, au pouvoir en Allemagne depuis 1933. Intégré à la SS à la fin des années 1930, il est affecté au camp d'Auschwitz-Birkenau en 1943. Celui qui a prêté le serment d'Hippocrate se livre alors à des expériences prétendument scientifiques sur des sujets humains. En 1946, après la défaite allemande, des médecins nazis ayant participé à l'extermination de millions de personnes sont jugés lors d'un procès organisés à Nuremberg. Mais Josef Mengele, le médecin d'Auschwitz, manque à l'appel.ATTENTION, cet épisode contient des descriptions susceptibles d'heurter la sensibilité de certains auditeurs.Thèmes abordés : Seconde Guerre mondiale, nazisme, médecine, expérimentations humaines, IIIe Reich Au cœur de l'Histoire est un podcast Europe 1- Présentation et écriture : Virginie Girod- Production : Armelle Thiberge et Morgane Vianey- Réalisation : Nicolas Gaspard- Composition des musiques originales : Julien Tharaud et Sébastien Guidis- Promotion et coordination des partenariats : Marie Corpet- Visuel : Sidonie Mangin Bibliographie :Franci Rabinek Epstein, La guerre de Franci, FlammarionBruno Halioua, Les médecins d'Auschwitz, PerrinGerald Steinacher, Les nazis en fuite, Perrin, coll. "Tempus"A voir :Emmanuel Amara, Josef Mengele, la traque d'un criminel nazi, Sunset production, 2017Ressources en ligne : Musée national Auschwitz-Birkenau La SS - Chemins de mémoire Pierre-André Taguieff, "Science nazie, science de mort", Mots. Les langages du politique, 1991 Josef Mengele - Encyclopédie multimédia de la Shoah Auschwitz, carte historique - Encyclopédie multimédia de la Shoah Les expériences médicales nazies - Encyclopédie multimédia de la Shoah Gerald Steinacher, Les nazis en fuite, Perrin, coll. "Tempus" A voir : Emmanuel Amara, Josef Mengele, la traque d'un criminel nazi, Sunset production, 2017 Ressources en ligne : Musée national Auschwitz-Birkenau https://www.auschwitz.org/en/history/ La SS - Chemins de mémoire https://www.cheminsdememoire.gouv.fr/fr/la-ss Pierre-André Taguieff, "Science nazie, science de mort", Mots. Les langages du politique, 1991 https://www.persee.fr/doc/mots_0243-6450_1991_num_27_1_1614 Josef Mengele - Encyclopédie multimédia de la Shoah https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/fr/article/josef-mengele Auschwitz, carte historique - Encyclopédie multimédia de la Shoah https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/fr/gallery/auschwitz-maps Les expériences médicales nazies - Encyclopédie multimédia de la Shoah https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/fr/article/nazi-medical-experiments

Virginie Girod raconte les atrocités commises par Josef Mengele, médecin SS ayant pris part au processus d'extermination des Juifs d'Europe mis en place par le IIIe Reich.En 1946, l'ouverture du procès des médecins de Nuremberg révèle au monde l'horreur des expériences menées sur des cobayes humains par des médecins nazis durant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Pendant huit mois, vingt médecins sont jugés, sommés de s'expliquer sur les raisons qui les ont poussés à trahir le serment d'Hippocrate et se muer en bourreaux. Mais durant ce procès historique, un homme manque à l'appel. Il s'agit du Dr Josef Mengele, surnommé "l'Ange de la mort" par ses victimes.Né dans une famille bourgeoise originaire de Bavière, Josef Mengele (1911-1979) s'oriente vers des études de médecine et d'anthropologie. Dans les années 1920, il adhère à la doctrine nazie propagée par Adolf Hitler dans son texte Mein Kampf, selon laquelle il existe une hiérarchie au sein de l'espèce humaine. Evoluant dans un milieu scientifique largement nazifié, Mengele est convaincu de la supériorité raciale allemande. Après l'avènement du IIIe Reich, il rejoint le parti nazi et intègre la SS. En 1943, il est affecté au camp d'Auschwitz-Birkenau et se livre à l'indicible, menant de monstrueuses expériences sur des sujets humains.Thèmes abordés : Seconde Guerre mondiale, nazisme, médecine, expérimentations humaines Au cœur de l'Histoire est un podcast Europe 1- Présentation et écriture : Virginie Girod- Production : Armelle Thiberge et Morgane Vianey- Réalisation : Nicolas Gaspard- Composition des musiques originales : Julien Tharaud et Sébastien Guidis- Promotion et coordination des partenariats : Marie Corpet- Visuel : Sidonie Mangin Bibliographie :Franci Rabinek Epstein, La guerre de Franci, FlammarionBruno Halioua, Les médecins d'Auschwitz, PerrinGerald Steinacher, Les nazis en fuite, Perrin, coll. "Tempus"A voir :Emmanuel Amara, Josef Mengele, la traque d'un criminel nazi, Sunset production, 2017

Send us a textDana Arschin joins us for a profound exploration of her family's enduring legacy and the critical role of Holocaust education in today's world. Growing up in a predominantly Jewish community on Long Island, Dana reflects on the impact of her mother's experiences as a child of Holocaust survivors. She shares deeply personal stories of generational trauma and how they have shaped her identity and fueled her dedication to preserving Jewish heritage through her work. Dana's unique blend of tradition and modernity offers insights into the resilience of the Jewish community, highlighting her commitment as a Holocaust storyteller.As we delve into the heart of World War II survival stories, Dana recounts the harrowing journey of her "Poppy", Nat Ross, who faced unimaginable adversities. These moving accounts bring to light the indomitable spirit of those who lived through Nazi persecution, drawing strength from unity and hope. From forced labor camps to encounters with infamous figures like Dr. Josef Mengele, Dana vividly brings these stories to life, emphasizing the importance of remembering and sharing them. Her storytelling not only honors her family's past but also serves as a testament to the resilience and unity that emerged from such dark times.Dana's transition from traditional journalism to Holocaust storytelling marks a significant chapter in her career. With an impressive background that includes an Emmy-winning documentary, "Forgotten Camps," she has successfully merged her passion for history with her skills in journalism. As the first storyteller for the Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center of Nassau County, Dana continues to raise awareness and engage audiences with impactful narratives. Her journey serves as an inspiring example of how personal history and professional ambition can intertwine to preserve crucial historical narratives for future generations.TopDogToursTopDogTours is your walking tour company. Available in New York, Philly, Boston, & Toronto!Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show

La semaine prochaine, dans Au cœur de l'Histoire, découvrez un double récit inédit de Virginie Girod consacré aux perversions de Josef Mengele, le médecin d'Auschwitz s'étant livré à de sordides expériences humaines au nom de l'infâme projet nazi.

Donate to our October 2024 OVERCOMING THE DARKNESS campaign at https://weirddarkness.com/overcoming. Follow me on Facebook at https://Facebook.com/WeirdDarkness. Weird Darkness is narrated by professional full-time voice actor Darren Marlar. No A.I. voices are ever used in the show. IN THIS EPISODE: H.H. Holmes allegedly killed as many as 200 people by luring visitors to his lair during the Chicago World's Fair in 1893. The 100 rooms of the house he built, were filled with trapdoors, gas chambers, staircases to nowhere, and a human-sized stove. But now, some historians say many of the gruesome stories about Doctor Holmes may be myth! (The Doctor And His Murder Castle) *** Michael Swango was an MD. He was a doctor. But the MD after his name could just as easily have represented “Master of Death”, or “Many Dead” - because there were. Up to sixty of his patients died by his own hands before he was stopped. (Doctor of Death) *** Dr. Buck Ruxton's brutal deeds earned the surgeon a grim nickname… the Savage Surgeon. (The Savage Surgeon) *** During his 26-year reign at the Trenton Psychiatric Hospital, Dr. Henry Cotton performed over 645 twisted operations in which he tried to "save" the mentally ill. (The Horrifying Cures of Dr. Cotton) *** Stubbins Ffirth was so determined to learn about Yellow Fever in the late 1700s that he purposely exposed himself to those who had it. But HOW he exposed himself is an utter nightmare and will curl your stomach. (The Insane Experiment of Stubbins Ffirth) *** Horrifying medical experiments on twins helped Nazis justify the Holocaust, and at the center of it was Dr. Josef Mengele. (The Nazi Angel of Death) *** We'll also look at a few other derailed doctors and nurses who had an unhealthy appetite for lobotomies, blisters, and the plague. (Doctors of Evil) *** Doctors killing or experimenting on patients isn't confined to human victims, some animal experiments were equally as gruesome or bizarre. For example, what would happen if you gave an elephant LSD? (Strange Medical Experiments)CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…00:00:00.000 = Cold Open and Show Intro00:05:44.101 = The Doctor And His Murder Castle00:15:14.968 = Doctor of Death00:26:35.811 = The Savage Surgeon00:35:47.755 = The Horrifying Cures of Dr. Cotton00:43:32.207 = The Insane Experiment of Stubbins Firth00:47:55.932 = The Nazi Angel of Death01:00:25.766 = Evil Doctors01:30:39.326 = Strange Medical Experiments01:34:17.935 = Show Outro01:37:00.806 = BloopersSOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE…“The Doctor And His Murder Castle” by Becky Little for History: https://tinyurl.com/y842s6b5“Doctor of Death” by Xavier Piedra for The Line Up: https://tinyurl.com/ycrhsvfu“The Savage Surgeon” by Robert Walsh for The Line Up: https://tinyurl.com/ufhzmpf“The Horrifying Cures of Dr. Cotton” by Laura Martisiute for All That's Interesting: https://tinyurl.com/y987en4v“The Insane Experiment of Stubbins Ffirth” from Alpha History: https://tinyurl.com/y8hknxsx“The Nazi Angel of Death” by Erin Blakemore for History: https://tinyurl.com/uhecxjq“Evil Doctors” by Kaitlyn Johnstone for The Line Up, https://tinyurl.com/y9ze8p4z; Linda Girgis, MD for Physicians Weekly, https://tinyurl.com/ya7po8qs and; Gabe Paoletti for All That's Interesting, https://tinyurl.com/yaraqzod; and Ranker Crime, https://tinyurl.com/y76nebzh“Strange Medical Experiments” by Alex Boese for The Scientist: https://tinyurl.com/ya48h2g7Weird Darkness theme by Alibi Music Library= = = = =(Over time links seen above may become invalid, disappear, or have different content. I always make sure to give authors credit for the material I use whenever possible. If I somehow overlooked doing so for a story, or if a credit is incorrect, please let me know and I will rectify it in these show notes immediately. Some links included above may benefit me financially through qualifying purchases.)= = = = ="I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness." — John 12:46= = = = =WeirdDarkness® is a registered trademark. Copyright ©2024, Weird Darkness.= = = = =Originally aired: October 24, 2021CUSTOM LANDING PAGE: https://weirddarkness.com/DeadlyDoctors

Hej, w najnowszym odcinku serii Powojnie kończę historię Josefa Mengele - anioła śmierci z Auschwitz. Człowieka, którego okrutne eksperymenty w obozie zagłady zabiły mnóstwo ludzi. Swoją opowieść zaczynam od przyjazdu Mengele do Brazylii, gdzie dzięki przyjaciołom znalazł skuteczną kryjówkę przed wymiarem sprawiedliwości. Gdy on, spokojnie żył na jednym z brazylijskich gospodarstw organy ścigania nie radziły sobie z jego schwytaniem. Dotyczyło to zarówno Mosadu jak i zachodnioniemieckich służb. Śledczy błądzili po omacku próbując ustalić, gdzie przebywa Mengele. W mediach pojawiały się sprzeczne informacje. Publikowane były rewelacje o tym, że Niemiec był widziany w Paragwaju i Argentynie. Powstawały na jego temat filmy całkowicie mijające się z prawdą. W tym czasie Mengele kupił nawet mieszkanie w Sao Paulo. Korzystał z dowodu osobistego swojego przyjaciela. Więcej dowiedzie się z najnowszego odcinka mojej serii.

World War II Movie Night kicks off Spooky Movie Month with 1978's "The Boys from Brazil." Is it horror? Is it science fiction? Is it Nazi'sploitation? The question is debated to this day. What we do know is that it was nominated for Oscars and has Gregory Peck playing... a 1970s Josef Mengele! Join us for a record three (!) entries into the Trophy Case,  and more accents than you can keep track of!... Asides include Sharon Stone, Steve Guttenberg, "The Exorcist," the unknown history of Japan's  Unit 731, and which are the scariest dog breeds?  Drop us a line at worldwartwomovienight@gmail.com Check out our X at http://twitter.com/WWIIMovieNight 

Frank talks about the Chicago White Sox on the verge of breaking the record of the New York Mets for being the team with the worst record in MLB history as well as the passing of journalist and author Neil King Jr. He moves on to talk with Gerald Posner, an investigative journalist and best-selling author, whose books include Pharma: Greed, Lies and the Poisoning of America. They discuss the 40 year hunt for the records of Nazi doctor Josef Mengele. He then gives the UFO Report on rumors that the James Webb Telescope detecting signs of extraterrestrial life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Frank starts the show joined by WABC host Dominic Carter to discuss Janet Jackson talking about Kamala Harris not being black. Frank also discusses the passing of Kathryn Crosby, an actress and widow of Bing Crosby. He also gives his review of Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire. Frank talks about the Chicago White Sox on the verge of breaking the record of the New York Mets for being the team with the worst record in MLB history as well as the passing of journalist and author Neil King Jr. He moves on to talk with Gerald Posner, an investigative journalist and best-selling author, whose books include Pharma: Greed, Lies and the Poisoning of America. They discuss the 40 year hunt for the records of Nazi doctor Josef Mengele. He then gives the UFO Report on rumors that the James Webb Telescope detecting signs of extraterrestrial life. Frank starts the third hour with commendations for the week. He moves on to give an update on his injured leg and gives the Conspiracy of the Day concerning American prisoners of war being left in Vietnam after the war. Frank wraps up the show talking about RFK Jr.'s relationship with a journalist as well as a man on death row for a 'shaken baby' death. He is also joined by Noam Laden for News You Can Use. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“Today's Morocco is a prime example of what a great peaceful coexistence and international cooperation can be with an Arab country.” Eli Gabay, an Israeli-born lawyer and current president of the oldest continuously active synagogue in the United States, comes from a distinguished family of Jewish leaders who have fostered Jewish communities across Morocco, Israel, and the U.S. Now residing in Philadelphia, Eli and his mother, Rachel, share their deeply personal story of migration from Morocco to Israel, reflecting on the resilience of their family and the significance of preserving Jewish traditions. The Gabay family's commitment to justice and heritage is deeply rooted. Eli, in his legal career, worked with Israel's Ministry of Justice, where he notably helped prosecute John Ivan Demjanjuk, a Cleveland auto worker accused of being the notorious Nazi death camp guard, "Ivan the Terrible." Jessica Marglin, Professor of Religion, Law, and History at the University of Southern California, offers expert insights into the Jewish exodus from Morocco. She explores the enduring relationship between Morocco's Jewish community and the monarchy, and how this connection sets Morocco apart from its neighboring countries. —- Show notes: How much do you know about Jewish history in the Middle East? Take our quiz. Sign up to receive podcast updates. Learn more about the series. Song credits:  Pond5:  “Desert Caravans”: Publisher: Pond5 Publishing Beta (BMI), Composer: Tiemur Zarobov (BMI), IPI#1098108837 “Suspense Middle East” Publisher: Victor Romanov, Composer: Victor Romanov; Item ID: 196056047 ___ Episode Transcript: ELI GABAY: Standing in court and saying ‘on behalf of the State of Israel' were the proudest words of my life. It was very meaningful to serve as a prosecutor. It was very meaningful to serve in the IDF.  These were highlights in my life, because they represented my core identity: as a Jew, as a Sephardic Jew, as an Israeli Sephardic Jew. These are the tenets of my life. MANYA BRACHEAR PASHMAN: The world has overlooked an important episode in modern history: the 800,000 Jews who left or were driven from their homes in the Middle East and North Africa in the mid-20th century. Welcome to the second season of The Forgotten Exodus, brought to you by American Jewish Committee. This series explores that pivotal moment in history and the little-known Jewish heritage of Iran and Arab nations. As Jews around the world confront violent antisemitism and Israelis face daily attacks by terrorists on multiple fronts, our second season explores how Jews have lived throughout the region for generations – despite hardship, hostility, and hatred–then sought safety and new possibilities in their ancestral homeland. I'm your host, Manya Brachear Pashman. Join us as we explore untold family histories and personal stories of courage, perseverance, and resilience from this transformative and tumultuous period of history for the Jewish people and the Middle East.  The world has ignored these voices. We will not. This is The Forgotten Exodus.  Today's episode: leaving Morocco. MANYA: There are three places Eli Gabay calls home: Philadelphia, the city where he has raised his children; Morocco, the land where his parents Rachel and Amram were born and his ancestors lived for generations; and Israel, his birthplace and original ancestral homeland. Eli has been on a quest to honor all those identities since he left Israel at the age of 12. ELI: On my father's side, they were all rabbis. On my mother's side, they were all businesspeople who headed synagogues. And so, my grandfather had a synagogue, and my other grandfather had a synagogue. When they transplanted to Israel, they reopened these synagogues in the transition camp in Be'er Sheva. Both families had a synagogue of their own. MANYA: For the past five years, Eli has served as president of his synagogue--the historic Congregation Mikveh Israel, America's oldest continuous synagogue, founded in Philadelphia in 1740. Descended from a long line of rabbis going back generations, Eli is a litigation attorney, the managing partner of a law firm, a former prosecutor, and, though it might seem odd, the Honorary Consul of the Republic of Nicaragua in Philadelphia. But the professional role that has brought him the most acclaim was his time in the 1980s, working for Israel's Ministry of Justice, decades after the Holocaust, still trying to hold its perpetrators accountable. CLIP - ‘THE DEVIL NEXT DOOR' TRAILER: Charges were filed today against John Demjanjuk, the 66-year-old Ukrainian native, who's accused of being a Nazi death camp guard named Ivan the Terrible. The crimes he was accused of… MANYA: We'll tell you more about that later. But first, we take you to the Jerusalem Israeli Gift Shop in northeast Philadelphia, a little slice of Israel on the corner of Castor Avenue and Chandler Street. [shofar sounds] Every day, amid the menorahs and shofars, frames and mezuzahs, Eli's 84-year-old mother Rachel Gabay, the family matriarch and owner of thisJudaica shop, is transported back to the place where she grew up: Israel. ELI: My father was a teacher all his life, and my mother [shofar sounds] runs a Jewish Judaica store that sells shofars, you can hear in the background. RACHEL: It's my baby. The store here became my baby. CUSTOMER: You're not going to remember this, but you sold us our ketubah 24 years ago. RACHEL: Yeah. How are you, dear? ELI: Nice. CUSTOMER: We're shopping for someone else's wedding now. RACHEL: Oh, very nice… For who? CUSTOMER: A friend of ours, Moshe, who is getting married and we wanted to get him a mezuzah. MANYA: For Rachel, Israel represents the safety, security, and future her parents sought for her when in 1947 they placed her on a boat to sail away from Morocco. By then, Casablanca had become a difficult place to be Jewish. Israel offered a place to belong. And for that, she will always be grateful. RACHEL: To be a Jew, to be very good… ELI: Proud. RACHEL: Proud. I have a country, and I am somebody. ELI: My father's family comes from the High Atlas Mountains, from a small village called Aslim.The family arrived in that area sometime in 1780 or so. There were certain events that went on in Morocco that caused Jews from the periphery and from smaller cities to move to Casablanca. Both my parents were born in Morocco in Casablanca. Both families arrived in Casablanca in the early 30s, mid 30s. MANYA: Today, the port city of Casablanca is home to several synagogues and about 2,000 Jews, the largest community of Morocco. The Museum of Moroccan Judaism in suburban Casablanca, the first museum on Judaism in the Arab world, stands as a symbol of the lasting Jewish legacy in Morocco. Indeed, there's been a Jewish presence in what is considered modern-day Morocco for some 2,000 years, dating back to the early days of the establishment of Roman control.  Morocco was home to thousands of Jews, many of whom lived in special quarters called “Mellah,” or Jewish ghetto. Mellahs were common in cities across Morocco. JESSICA: Morocco was one of the few places in the Islamic world where there emerged the tradition of a distinctive Jewish quarter that had its own walls and was closed with its own gates. MANYA: Jessica Marglin is a professor of religion, law, and history at the University of Southern California. Her research focuses on the history of Jews and Muslims in North Africa and the Mediterranean. JESSICA: There's a bit of a debate. Were these quarters there to control Jews and force them to all live in one spot and was it a sort of form of basically repression? Or was it a way to protect them? The first mellah, the one in Fez is right next to the palace. And so there was a sense that the Jews would be closer to the Sultan or the Sultan's representative, and thus more easily protectable. It could be interpreted as a bad thing. And some Jews did see it as an unfair restriction. But I would say that most Jews didn't question the idea that Jews would live together. And that was sort of seen as natural and desirable. And there was a certain kind of autonomous jurisdiction to the mellah, too.  Because Jews had their own courts. They had their own butchers. They had their own ovens. Butchers and ovens would have been kosher. They could sell wine in the mellah. They could do all these things that were particular to them. And that's where all the synagogues were. And that's where the Jewish cemetery was, right? It was really like a little Jewish city, sort of within the city. MANYA: Unlike other parts of the Middle East and North Africa where pogroms and expulsions, especially after the creation of the state of Israel, caused hundreds of thousands of Jews to abruptly flee all at once – spilling out of countries they had called home for centuries – Jews chose to leave Morocco gradually over time, compared to the exodus from other Arab countries.  JESSICA: When I teach these things, I set up Morocco and Iraq as the two ends of the spectrum. Iraq being the most extreme, where Jews were really basically kicked out all at once. Essentially offered no real choice. I mean, some did stay, but it was choosing a totally reduced life.  Versus Morocco, where the Jews who left did so really, with a real choice. They could have stayed and the numbers are much more gradual than anywhere else. So there was a much larger community that remained for years and years and years, even after ‘67, into the ‘70s.  Even though they kept going down, it was really, it was not like Iraq where the population just falls off a cliff, right? It's like one year, there's 100,000, the next year, they're 5,000. In Morocco, it really went down extremely gradually. And that's in part why it's still the largest Jewish community in the Arab world by far. MANYA: Morocco's Jewish history is by no means all rosy. In all Arab countries, antisemitism came in waves and different forms. But there are several moments in history when the Moroccan monarchy could've abandoned the Jewish population but didn't. And in World War II, the Moroccan monarch took steps to safeguard the community. In recent years, there have been significant gestures such as the opening of the Jewish museum in Casablanca, a massive restoration of landmarks that honor Morocco's Jewish past, including 167 Jewish cemeteries, and the inclusion of Holocaust education in school curricula. In 2020, Morocco became one of four Arab countries to sign a normalization agreement with Israel, as part of the U.S.-backed Abraham Accords, which allowed for economic and diplomatic cooperation and direct flights between the two countries. MANYA: Oral histories suggest that Jews have lived in Morocco for some 2,000 years, roughly since the destruction of the Second Temple. But tangible evidence of a Jewish presence doesn't date as far back. JESSICA: The archaeological remains suggest that the community dates more to the Roman period. There was a continual presence from at least since the late Roman period, certainly well before the Islamic conquests. MANYA: Like other parts of the Middle East and North Africa, Jews in Morocco were heavily concentrated in particular artisanal trades. Many were cobblers, tailors, and jewelers who adorned their creations with intricate designs and embellishments. Gemstones, carved coral, geometric designs, and symbols such as the Hamsa to bless the wearer with good fortune and protect them from the evil eye. JESSICA: And there were certain areas where they kind of were overrepresented in part because of stigmas associated with certain crafts for Muslims. So gold and silver jewelry making in certain parts of Morocco, like in the city of Fez, Jews were particularly overrepresented in the trade that made these gold threads, which are called skalli in Moroccan Arabic, and which are used to embroider sort of very fancy clothing for men and for women. Skalli for instance, is a very common last name for Jews.  MANYA: Jessica notes that in the 12th and 13th Centuries, Morocco came under the rule of the Almohad caliphate, a fundamentalist regime that saw itself as a revolutionary reform movement. Under the Almohad dynasty, local Christians in North Africa from Morocco to Libya all but disappeared.  Jews on the other hand stayed. She suspects Morocco developed its own version of crypto-Jews who superficially converted to Islam or at least lived outwardly as Muslims to survive.  JESSICA: There's probably more of a sense of Jews had more experience of living as minorities. Also, where else were they going to go? It wasn't so obvious. So whatever conversions there were, some of them must have stuck. And there are still, for instance, Muslim families in Fez named Kohen . . . Cohen. MANYA: Jews chose Morocco as a place of refuge in 1391, when a series of mob attacks on Jewish communities across Spain killed hundreds and forcibly converted others to Christianity. As opposed to other places in Europe, Morocco was considered a place where Jews could be safe. More refugees arrived after the Alhambra Decree of 1492 expelled Jews from Spain who refused to convert. That is when Eli's father's side of the family landed in Fez.  ELI: Our tradition is that the family came from Spain, and we date our roots to Toledo, Spain. The expulsion of the Jews took place out of Spain in 1492 at which time the family moved from Spain to Morocco to Fez. MANYA: At that time, the first mellahs emerged, the name derived from the Arabic word for salt. Jessica says that might have referred to the brackish swamps where the mellah were built.  JESSICA: The banning of Jews from Spain in 1492 brought a lot of Jews to North Africa, especially Morocco, because Morocco was so close. And, you know, that is why Jews in northern Morocco still speak Spanish today, or a form of Judeo Spanish known as Haketia. So, there were huge numbers of Iberian Jews who ended up throughout Morocco. And then for a long time, they remained a kind of distinctive community with their own laws and their own rabbis and their own traditions. Eventually, they kind of merged with local Jews. And they used Spanish actually, for decades, until they finally sort of Arabized in most of Morocco. ELI: My father's family, as I said, comes from a small town of Aslim. The family arrived in that area sometime in 1780 or so after there was a decree against Jews in Fez to either convert to Islam or leave. And so in a real sense, they were expelled from that region of Fez. There were Jews who arrived throughout the years after different exiles from different places. But predominantly the Jews that arrived in 1492 as a result of the Spanish expulsion were known as the strangers, and they integrated themselves in time into the fabric of Moroccan Jewry.  MANYA: For Eli's family, that meant blending in with the nomadic Amazigh, or indigenous people of North Africa, commonly called Berbers. Many now avoid that term because it was used by European colonialists and resembles the word “barbarians.” But it's still often used colloquially.  ELI: Aslim is in the heart of Berber territory. My father's family did speak Berber. My grandfather spoke Berber, and they dressed as Berbers. They wore jalabia, which is the dress for men, for instance, and women wore dresses only, a head covering.  Men also wore head coverings. They looked like Berbers in some sense, but their origins were all the way back to Spain. MANYA: In most cases across Morocco, Jews were classified as dhimmis, non-Muslim residents who were given protected status. Depending on the rulers, dhimmis lived under different restrictions; most paid a special tax, others were forced to wear different clothes. But it wasn't consistent.  ELI: Rulers, at their whim, would decide if they were good to the Jews or bad to the Jews. And the moment of exchange between rulers was a very critical moment, or if that ruler was attacked. MANYA: The situation for Jews within Morocco shifted again in 1912 when Morocco became a French protectorate. Many Jews adopted French as their spoken language and took advantage of educational opportunities offered to them by Alliance Israélite Universelle. The borders also remained open for many Jews who worked as itinerant merchants to go back and forth throughout the region.  JESSICA: Probably the most famous merchants were the kind of rich, international merchants who dealt a lot with trade across the Mediterranean and in other parts of the Middle East or North Africa. But there were a lot of really small-time merchants, people whose livelihood basically depended on taking donkeys into the hinterland around the cities where Jews tended to congregate.  MANYA: Rachel's family, businesspeople, had origins in two towns – near Agadir and in Essaouira. Eli has copies of three edicts issued to his great-grandfather Nissim Lev, stating that as a merchant, he was protected by the government in his travels. But the open borders didn't contain the violence that erupted in other parts of the Middle East, including the British Mandate of Palestine.  In late August 1929, a clash about the use of space next to the Western Wall in Jerusalem led to riots and a pogrom of Jews who had lived there for thousands of years. Moroccan Jews also were attacked. Rachel's grandfather Nissim died in the violence. RACHEL: He was a peddler. He was a salesman. He used to go all week to work, and before Thursday, he used to come for Shabbat. So they caught him in the road, and they took his money and they killed him there.  ELI: So my great-grandfather– RACHEL: He was very young. ELI: She's speaking of, in 1929 there were riots in Israel, in Palestine. In 1929 my great-grandfather went to the market, and at that point … so . . . a riot had started, and as my mother had described, he was attacked. And he was knifed. And he made it not very far away, all the other Jews in the market fled. Some were killed, and he was not fortunate enough to escape. Of course, all his things were stolen, and it looked like a major robbery of the Jews in the market. It gave the opportunity to do so, but he was buried nearby there in a Jewish cemetery in the Atlas Mountains. So he was not buried closer to his own town. I went to visit that place. MANYA: In the mid-1930s, both Amram and Rachel's families moved to the mellah in Casablanca where Amram's father was a rabbi. Rachel's family ran a bathhouse. Shortly after Amram was born, his mother died, leaving his father to raise three children.  Though France still considered Morocco one of its protectorates, it left Morocco's Sultan Mohammad V as the country's figurehead. When Nazis occupied France during World War II and the Vichy regime instructed the sultan to deport Morocco's Jews to Nazi death camps, he reportedly refused, saving thousands of lives. But Amram's grandmother did not trust that Morocco would protect its Jews. Following the Second Battle of El Alamein in Egypt, the Axis Powers' second attempt to invade North Africa, she returned to the Atlas Mountains with Amran and his siblings and stayed until they returned to Casablanca at the end of the war.  ELI: There was a fear that the Nazis were going to enter Morocco. My father, his grandmother, took him from Casablanca with two other children and went back to Aslim in the mountains, because she said we can better hide there. We can better hide in the Atlas Mountains. And so my father returned, basically went from Casablanca to the Atlas Mountains to hide from the coming Nazis. MANYA:  In 1947, at the age of 10, Amram went from Casablanca to an Orthodox yeshiva in England. Another destination for Jews also had emerged. Until then, no one had wanted to move to British-controlled Palestine where the political landscape and economic conditions were more unstable.  The British restricted Jewish immigration making the process difficult, even dangerous. Additionally, French Moroccan authorities worked to curb the Zionist movement that was spreading throughout Europe. But Rachel's father saw the writing on the wall and took on a new vocation. RACHEL: His name is Moshe Lev and he was working with people to send to Eretz Yisrael. MANYA: A Zionist activist, Rachel's father worked for a clandestine movement to move children and eventually their families to what soon would become Israel. He wanted his children, including his 7-year-old daughter Rachel, to be the first. RACHEL: He worked there, and he sent everybody. Now our family were big, and they sent me, and then my sister went with my father and two brothers, and then my mom left by herself They flew us to Norvege [Norway].  MANYA: After a year in Norway, Rachel was taken to Villa Gaby in Marseille, France, a villa that became an accommodation center for Jews from France who wanted to join the new State of Israel. There, as she waited for a boat to take her across the Mediterranean to Israel, she spotted her brother from afar. Nissim, named for their late grandfather, was preparing to board his own boat. She pleaded to join him. RACHEL: So we're in Villa Gaby couple months. That time, I saw my brother, I get very emotional. They said ‘No, he's older. I told them ‘I will go with him.' They said ‘No, he's older and you are young, so he will go first. You are going to stay here.' He was already Bar Mitzvah, like 13 years.  I was waiting there. Then they took to us in the boat. I remember it was like six, seven months. We were sitting there in Villa Gaby. And then from Villa Gaby, we went to Israel. The boat, but the boat was quite ahead of time. And then they spoke with us, ‘You're going to go. Somebody will come and pick you up, and you are covered. If fish or something hurts you, you don't scream, you don't say nothing. You stay covered.  So one by one, a couple men they came. They took kids and out. Our foot was wet from the ocean, and here and there they was waiting for us, people with a hot blanket. I remember that. MANYA: Rachel landed at Kibbutz Kabri, then a way station for young newcomers in northern Israel. She waited there for years without her family – until one stormy day. RACHEL: One day. That's emotional. One day we were sitting in the living room, it was raining, pouring. We couldn't go to the rooms, so we were waiting. All of a sudden, a group of three men came in, and I heard my father was talking. His voice came to me. And I said to the teacher, taking care of us. I said ‘You know what? Let me tell you one thing. I think my father is here.' She said ‘No, you just imagination. Now let's go to the rooms to sleep.'  So we went there. And all of a sudden she came to me. She said, ‘You know what? You're right. He insists to come to see you. He will not wait till morning, he said. I wanted to see my daughter now. He was screaming. They didn't want him to be upset. He said we'll bring her because he said here's her picture. Here's her and everything. So I came and oh my god was a nice emotional. And we were there sitting two or three hours. My father said, Baruch Hashem. I got the kids. Some people, they couldn't find their kids, and I find my kids, thanks God. And that's it. It was from that time he wants to take us. They said, No, you live in the Ma'abara. Not comfortable for the kids. We cannot let you take the kids. The kids will stay in their place till you establish nicely. But it was close to Pesach. He said, we promise Pesach, we bring her, for Pesach to your house. You give us the address. Where are you? And we'll bring her, and we come pick her up. JESSICA: Really as everywhere else in the Middle East and North Africa, it was the Declaration of the Independence of Israel. And the war that started in 1947, that sort of set off a wave of migration, especially between ‘48 and ‘50. Those were the kind of highest numbers per year. MANYA: Moroccan Jews also were growing frustrated with how the French government continued to treat them, even after the end of World War II. When the state of Israel declared independence, Sultan Mohammad V assured Moroccan Jews that they would continue to be protected in Morocco. But it was clear that Moroccan Jew's outward expression of support for Israel would face new cultural and political scrutiny and violence.  Choosing to emigrate not only demonstrated solidarity, it indicated an effort to join the forces fighting to defend the Jewish state. In June 1948, 43 Jews were killed by local Muslims in Oujda, a departure point for Moroccan Jews seeking to migrate to Israel. Amram arrived in Israel in the early 1950s. He returned to Morocco to convince his father, stepmother, and brother to make aliyah as well. Together, they went to France, then Israel where his father opened the same synagogue he ran in the mellah of Casablanca. Meanwhile in Morocco, the Sultan's push for Moroccan independence landed him in exile for two years. But that didn't last long. The French left shortly after he returned and Morocco gained its independence in March 1956. CLIP - CASABLANCA 1956 NEWSREEL: North Africa, pomp and pageantry in Morocco as the Sultan Mohamed Ben Youssef made a state entry into Casablanca, his first visit to the city since his restoration last autumn. Aerial pictures reveal the extent of the acclamation given to the ruler whose return has of his hope brought more stable conditions for his people. MANYA: The situation of the Jews improved. For the first time in their history, they were granted equality with Muslims. Jews were appointed high-ranking positions in the first independent government. They became advisors and judges in Morocco's courts of law.  But Jewish emigration to Israel became illegal. The immigration department of the Jewish Agency that had operated inside Morocco since 1949 closed shop and representatives tasked with education about the Zionist movement and facilitating Aliyah were pressed to leave the country. JESSICA: The independent Moroccan state didn't want Jews emigrating to Israel, partly because of anti-Israeli, pro-Palestinian sentiment, and partly because they didn't want to lose well-educated, productive members of the State, of the new nation. MANYA: Correctly anticipating that Moroccan independence was imminent and all Zionist activity would be outlawed, Israel's foreign intelligence agency, the Mossad, created the Misgeret, which organized self-defense training for Jews across the Arab countries. Casablanca became its center in Morocco. Between November 1961 and the spring of 1964, the Mossad carried out Operation Yakhin, a secret mission to get nearly 100,000 Jews out of Morocco into Israel. JESSICA: There was clandestine migration during this period, and a very famous episode of a boat sinking, which killed a lot of people. And there was increasing pressure on the Moroccan state to open up emigration to Israel. Eventually, there were sort of secret accords between Israelis and the Moroccan King, which did involve a payment of money per Jew who was allowed to leave, from the Israelis to the Moroccans.  MANYA: But cooperation between Israel and Morocco reportedly did not end there. According to revelations by a former Israeli military intelligence chief in 2016, King Hassan II of Morocco provided the intelligence that helped Israel win the Six-Day War. In 1965, he shared recordings of a key meeting between Arab leaders held inside a Casablanca hotel to discuss whether they were prepared for war and unified against Israel. The recordings revealed that the group was not only divided but woefully ill-prepared. JESSICA: Only kind of after 1967, did the numbers really rise again. And 1967, again, was kind of a flashpoint. The war created a lot of anti-Zionist and often anti-Jewish sentiment across the region, including in Morocco, and there were some riots and there were, there was some violence, and there was, again, a kind of uptick in migration after that. For some people, they'll say, yes, there was antisemitism, but that wasn't what made me leave. And other people say yes, at a certain point, the antisemitism got really bad and it felt uncomfortable to be Jewish. I didn't feel safe. I didn't feel like I wanted to raise my children here.  For some people, they will say ‘No, I would have happily stayed, but my whole family had left, I didn't want to be alone.' And you know, there's definitely a sense of some Moroccan Jews who wanted to be part of the Zionist project. It wasn't that they were escaping Morocco. It was that they wanted to build a Jewish state, they wanted to be in the Holy Land. ELI: Jews in Morocco fared better than Jews in other Arab countries. There is no question about that. MANYA: Eli Gabay is grateful to the government for restoring many of the sites where his ancestors are buried or called home. The current king, Mohammed VI, grandson of Mohammed V, has played a significant role in promoting Jewish heritage in Morocco. In 2011, a year after the massive cemetery restoration, a new constitution was approved that recognized the rights of religious minorities, including the Jewish community.  It is the only constitution besides Israel's to recognize the country's Hebraic roots. In 2016, the King attended the rededication ceremony of the Ettedgui Synagogue in Casablanca.  The rededication of the synagogue followed the re-opening of the El Mellah Museum, which chronicles the history of Moroccan Jewry. Other Jewish museums and Jewish cultural centers have opened across the country, including in Essaouira, Fes, and Tangier. Not to mention–the king relies on the same senior advisor as his father did, Andre Azoulay, who is Jewish.  ELI: It is an incredible example. We love and revere the king of Morocco. We loved and revered the king before him, his father, who was a tremendous lover of the Jews. And I can tell you that in Aslim, the cemetery was encircled with a wall and well maintained at the cost, at the pay of the King of Morocco in a small, little town, and he did so across Morocco, preserved all the Jewish sites. Synagogues, cemeteries, etc.  Today's Morocco is a prime example of what a great peaceful coexistence and international cooperation can be with an Arab country. MANYA: Eli is certainly not naïve about the hatred that Jews face around the world. In 1985, the remains of Josef Mengele, known as the Nazis' Angel of Death, were exhumed from a grave outside Sao Paulo, Brazil. Eli was part of a team of experts from four countries who worked to confirm it was indeed the Nazi German doctor who conducted horrific experiments on Jews at Auschwitz. Later that decade, Eli served on the team with Israel's Ministry of Justice that prosecuted John Ivan Demjanjuk, a retired Cleveland auto worker accused of being the notorious Nazi death camp guard known as “Ivan the Terrible.” Demjanjuk was accused of being a Nazi collaborator who murdered Jews in the gas chambers at the Treblinka death camp in Nazi-occupied Poland during World War II. In fact, Eli is featured prominently in a Netflix documentary series about the case called The Devil Next Door. CLIP - ‘THE DEVIL NEXT DOOR' TRAILER: …Nazi death camp guard named Ivan the Terrible. The crimes that he was accused of were horrid.  The Israeli government is seeking his extradition as a war criminal. And that's where the drama begins.  MANYA: Demjanjuk was convicted and sentenced to death, but the verdict was later overturned. U.S. prosecutors later extradited him to Germany on charges of being an accessory to the murder of about 28,000 Jews at Sobibor. He was again convicted but died before the outcome of his appeal. ELI: Going back to Israel and standing in court and saying ‘on behalf of the State of Israel' were the proudest words of my life. It was very meaningful to serve as a prosecutor. It was very meaningful to serve in the IDF. These were highlights in my life.  They represented my core identity: as a Jew, as a Sephardic Jew, as an Israeli Sephardic Jew. These are the tenets of my life. I am proud to serve today as the president of the longest running synagogue in America. MANYA: Eli has encountered hatred in America too. In May 2000 congregants arriving for Shabbat morning prayers at Philadelphia's Beit Harambam Congregation where Eli was first president were greeted by police and firefighters in front of a burned-out shell of a building. Torah scrolls and prayer books were ruined. When Rachel opened her store 36 years ago, it became the target of vandals who shattered her windows. But she doesn't like to talk about that. She has always preferred to focus on the positive. Her daughter Sima Shepard, Eli's sister, says her mother's optimism and resilience are also family traditions. SIMA SHEPARD: Yeah, my mom speaks about the fact that she left Morocco, she is in Israel, she comes to the U.S. And yet consistently, you see one thing: the gift of following tradition. And it's not just again religiously, it's in the way the house is Moroccan, the house is Israeli. Everything that we do touches on previous generations. I'm a little taken that there are people who don't know that there are Jews in Arab lands. They might not know what they did, because European Jews came to America first. They came to Israel first. However, however – we've lived among the Arab countries, proudly so, for so many years. MANYA: Moroccan Jews are just one of the many Jewish communities who, in the last century, left Arab countries to forge new lives for themselves and future generations.  Join us next week as we share another untold story of The Forgotten Exodus. Many thanks to Eli, Rachel and Sima for sharing their family's story.  Too many times during my reporting, I encountered children and grandchildren who didn't have the answers to my questions because they'd never asked. That's why one of the goals of this project is to encourage you to ask those questions. Find your stories. Atara Lakritz is our producer. T.K. Broderick is our sound engineer. Special thanks to Jon Schweitzer, Nicole Mazur, Sean Savage, and Madeleine Stern, and so many of our colleagues, too many to name really, for making this series possible.  You can subscribe to The Forgotten Exodus on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts, and you can learn more at AJC.org/theforgottenexodus.  The views and opinions of our guests don't necessarily reflect the positions of AJC.  You can reach us at theforgottenexodus@ajc.org. If you've enjoyed this episode, please be sure to spread the word, and hop onto Apple Podcasts or Spotify to rate us and write a review to help more listeners find us.

Send us a textDr. Josef Mengele, the so-called Angel of Death, has achieved an almost mythical status as a supervillain.  Yet this stereotype obscures the history of a man who was, in many ways, a product of both pre-war racial pseudoscience and the Nazi state.I am joined in this episode by David Marwell an historian who remarkably also worked with the US government to track down Dr. Mengele after the war.  We talk about Mengele's origins, what made him who he was, and the hunt for him after the end of World War II.Marwell, David. Mengele: Unmasking the "Angel of Death" (2021)Follow on Twitter @holocaustpod.Email the podcast at holocausthistorypod@gmail.comThe Holocaust History Podcast homepage is hereYou can find a complete reading list with books by our guests and also their suggestions here.

durée : 00:58:45 - Le Cours de l'histoire - par : Xavier Mauduit, Maïwenn Guiziou - De la cavale de Josef Mengele en Amérique latine à la construction de l'Irak moderne sous mandat britannique en Mésopotamie, l'écrivain Olivier Guez fait dialoguer l'histoire, la littérature et la géographie sur les traces des grands écrivains voyageurs qui ont marqué l'Europe. - réalisation : Thomas Beau, Anna Holveck - invités : Olivier Guez Journaliste, Auteur

Health Professionals That Murder: Catching These Rare Serial Killers. Special Episode. The chilling reality of healthcare professionals who turn into serial killers is both alarming and rare. Among the most notorious is Dr. Michael Swango, an American physician whose nickname, "Dr. Death," is a grim reflection of his deeds. Swango was convicted of poisoning up to 60 patients between 1981 and 1997. Despite his academic brilliance—he was valedictorian of his high school and earned his MD from Southern Illinois University, Swango betrayed his medical oath, using his position to murder unsuspecting patients. His crimes went undetected for years, and after being convicted, he fled to Zimbabwe, continuing his killing spree. Eventually, the FBI arrested him, and Swango now serves a life sentence without parole, a dark testament to the perversion of trust in the medical profession. Get more details about this and other stories simply by following us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and most all social media platforms. Bruce Sackman, a retired Special Agent in Charge of the Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General, was instrumental in the investigation that led to Swango's capture. Sackman discusses the case and the special team of professionals he led to catch healthcare workers who were serial killers. Swango's case was groundbreaking, revealing the hidden threat within healthcare. The full interview is available as a free podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, our website, or most major podcast platforms. The Unexpected Danger: Serial Killers in Healthcare Health professionals who murder are not common, but they exist more often than most would imagine. Medical professionals, including doctors, nurses, and other healthcare workers, are trusted with patients' lives and are expected to uphold the highest standards. Yet, some have used their positions to kill. Studies suggest that healthcare workers are disproportionately represented among serial killers, with an estimated 1 in 10 serial killers being from the healthcare field. Health Professionals That Murder: Catching These Rare Serial Killers. For more news and updates, follow us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and numerous other social media platforms. Harold Shipman: The Deadliest Doctor One of the most infamous cases is that of Harold Shipman, a British doctor who was convicted of killing 15 patients, though he is believed to have murdered up to 250 people. Shipman, a trusted family doctor, administered lethal doses of diamorphine to his patients during home visits. Despite growing suspicions, he evaded detection for years, leaving a horrifying trail of death in his wake. H.H. Holmes: America's First Serial Killer Doctor Another notorious figure is Herman Mudgett, better known as Dr. H.H. Holmes, one of America's first serial killers. Holmes, a medical student at the University of Michigan, began his murderous career by stealing corpses and using them for fraudulent insurance claims. He later moved to Chicago, where he built a house specifically designed for murder, complete with secret passages, soundproof rooms, and a kiln for incinerating bodies. Holmes lured young women with promises of marriage, only to rob and kill them. Although he confessed to 27 murders, he is suspected of killing as many as 200 people. Health Professionals That Murder: Catching These Rare Serial Killers. Check out the interview. which is available as a free podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, our website, or most major podcast platforms. Miyuki Ishikawa: The Japanese Midwife of Death In Japan, Miyuki Ishikawa, a midwife, was responsible for the deaths of over 100 newborn babies during the 1940s. Ishikawa, often working with accomplices, convinced poor parents to give up their children, claiming it would be less costly than raising them. She then neglected and killed the infants, with the authorities showing little interest in the crimes. Despite the staggering death toll, Ishikawa served only four years in prison. Dr. Josef Mengele: The Angel of Death Perhaps the most infamous medical professional in history is Dr. Josef Mengele, known as the "Angel of Death." Mengele, a Nazi officer and physician at Auschwitz, conducted horrifying experiments on prisoners, killing and torturing countless victims under the guise of medical research. His crimes are almost beyond comprehension, making him one of history's most evil and corrupt physicians. Health Professionals That Murder: Catching These Rare Serial Killers. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Pinterest, MeWe and other social media platforms.  The Dark Side of Healthcare: Medical Serial Killers The methods of serial killers vary, but those in the healthcare profession often use their knowledge to kill without suspicion. 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Dos inúmeros horrores do Holocausto, os experimentos feitos com prisioneiros atormentam até mesmo os mais insensíveis. Separe trinta minutos do seu dia e aprenda com o professor Vítor Soares (@profvitorsoares) sobre a vida de Josef Mengele. - Se você quiser ter acesso a episódios exclusivos e quiser ajudar o História em Meia Hora a continuar de pé, clique no link: www.apoia.se/historiaemmeiahora Compre o livro "História em Meia Hora - Grandes Civilizações"! https://www.loja.literatour.com.br/produto/pre-venda-livro-historia-em-meia-hora-grandes-civilizacoesversao-capa-dura/ Compre meu primeiro livro-jogo de história do Brasil "O Porão": https://amzn.to/4a4HCO8 Compre nossas camisas, moletons e muito mais coisas com temática História na Lolja! www.lolja.com.br/creators/historia-em-meia-hora/ PIX e contato: historiaemmeiahora@gmail.com Apresentação: Prof. Vítor Soares. Roteiro: Prof. Vítor Soares e Prof. Victor Alexandre (@profvictoralexandre) REFERÊNCIAS USADAS: - EVANS, Richard J. A chegada do Terceiro Reich. São Paulo: Planeta, 2016 - HOBSBAWM, Eric. Era dos extremos: o breve século XX 1914-1991. São Paulo: Companhia das Letras, 1995 - TYSON, Peter. “The Experiments”. Nova Online | Holocaust on Trial, outubro de 2000.    - “As Experiências Médicas Nazistas”. Enciclopédia do Holocausto. Disponível em: https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/pt-br/article/nazi-medical-experiments.

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