Hello,

Here are more and detail biographical dates about: the merchand of the
second guild of Mitau Benjamin (also called Bernhard or Boris) Benzion ben
Joseph (Josephovitsch) KRETSCHMANN. He was born ca. 1800 (in Jelgava/Mitau
or in a lithuanian town/village). He was married since ca. 1828 with Minna
Hanna/Johanna WULFSOHN. She was born ca. 1819 (in Jelgava/Mitau ?). Their
childs:
1.) Trine (Katharina ?) KRETSCHMANN, born 1829 in Mitau/Jelgava, married ?,
childs ?, d. ?
2.) Jossel/Joseph KRETSCHMANN, born 1831 in Mitau/Jelgava, married and
childs ?, d. ?
3.) Jette/Henriette Hode KRETSCHMANN, born 1836 in Mitau/Jelgava, married on
Dec.19, 1855 in Riga with Philipp Isaakovitsch KEILMANN, d. Dec. 30.,
1884´in Riga. They had six childrens > Isidor Philipp KEILMANN, Hanna/Olga
Johanna KEILMANN, Lydia Lea KEILMANN, Alexandra KEILMANN, Alexander KEILMANN
and Victori Henrietta ISAKOWITZ, nee KEILMANN.
4.) Eduard/Edward KRETSCHMANN, b. May 29, 1848 in Mitau/Jelgava, married and
childs ?, d. in St.Petersburg ?

Searching for living relativs of my late great-great-grandfather Bernhard
Benzion ben Joseph KRETSCHMANN and my late greatgranduncle David ben Motel
ISAKOWITZ.

--
Robert Dupuis

Hello,

Here are more and detail biographical dates about: the merchand of the
second guild of Mitau Benjamin (also called Bernhard or Boris) Benzion ben
Joseph (Josephovitsch) KRETSCHMANN. He was born ca. 1800 (in Jelgava/Mitau
or in a lithuanian town/village). He was married since ca. 1828 with Minna
Hanna/Johanna WULFSOHN. She was born ca. 1819 (in Jelgava/Mitau ?). Their
childs:
1.) Trine (Katharina ?) KRETSCHMANN, born 1829 in Mitau/Jelgava, married ?,
childs ?, d. ?
2.) Jossel/Joseph KRETSCHMANN, born 1831 in Mitau/Jelgava, married and
childs ?, d. ?
3.) Jette/Henriette Hode KRETSCHMANN, born 1836 in Mitau/Jelgava, married on
Dec.19, 1855 in Riga with Philipp Isaakovitsch KEILMANN, d. Dec. 30.,
1884´in Riga. They had six childrens > Isidor Philipp KEILMANN, Hanna/Olga
Johanna KEILMANN, Lydia Lea KEILMANN, Alexandra KEILMANN, Alexander KEILMANN
and Victori Henrietta ISAKOWITZ, nee KEILMANN.
4.) Eduard/Edward KRETSCHMANN, b. May 29, 1848 in Mitau/Jelgava, married and
childs ?, d. in St.Petersburg ?

Searching for living relativs of my late great-great-grandfather Bernhard
Benzion ben Joseph KRETSCHMANN and my late greatgranduncle David ben Motel
ISAKOWITZ.

--
Robert Dupuis

Hello,

I'm searching for living relativs of the KRETSCHMANN (also spellt
KRECHMAN/KRETZSCHMANN/KRETSCHMER) family >from Mitau/Jelgava, Gub. Latvia.
One of my ancestors was the merchant of the second guild Benjamin (alias
Bernhard/Boris) Benzion Joseph KRETSCHMANN, who was married with Minne
Johanna WOLFSOHN. They had four children's: Jossel, Triene, Jette Hode and
Eduard, all born in Mitau. Eduard KRETSCHMANN was studing history on the
University of Dorpart, workd as a house teacher in Russia and til 1918/19 as
a journalist for the St. Petersbourg Tribun and for the St. Petersbourg
Telegraphen Agentur in St. Petersbourg. In Str. Petersbourg he was named:
Eduard Borisovich KRETSCHMER. If he was married and had children, I don't
know. His destiny and the destiny of his brother Jossel and his sister
Treine it isd unkown for my.
Jette/Hode/ (Henriette/Hode/) KRETSCHMANN was married in Riga in the year
1855 with the famous Dr. med. Philipp/Phoibus/Isaakowitsch KEILMANN. Both
were my ggrandparents. Henriette and Philipp KEILMANN had six children's:
Isidor/Isaak/ (b. 1856 in Riga, killed in the Ghetto of Riga in 1941/42. It
was my ggrandfather), Johanna/Hanna/, also called Olga (b. 1858 in Riga, d.
1919 in Riga), Lydea Lea (b. and d. 1863 in Riga), Alexandra (b. 1864., d.
1865 in Riga), Alexander (b. 1866 in Riga, d. 1919 in Stettin. He was oner
of the famous gynaegologist in the baltic region) and Victori Henriettta (b.
1868 and d. 1893 in Riga. She was married with the merchant David ben Motel
ISAKOWITZ. Victoria died by a kind bed fever, after the birth of her
daughter Lydia. Lydia and her father David ISAKOWITZ emmigrated in 1905 from
Riga to N.Y./USA. I know nothing about their destiny.).

If you'r descandant's of the KRETSCHMANN family >from Mitau of the merchant
and of David Motel ISAKOWITZ, please contact me.

Shalom

--
Robert Dupuis

Hello,

I'm searching for living relativs of the KRETSCHMANN (also spellt
KRECHMAN/KRETZSCHMANN/KRETSCHMER) family >from Mitau/Jelgava, Gub. Latvia.
One of my ancestors was the merchant of the second guild Benjamin (alias
Bernhard/Boris) Benzion Joseph KRETSCHMANN, who was married with Minne
Johanna WOLFSOHN. They had four children's: Jossel, Triene, Jette Hode and
Eduard, all born in Mitau. Eduard KRETSCHMANN was studing history on the
University of Dorpart, workd as a house teacher in Russia and til 1918/19 as
a journalist for the St. Petersbourg Tribun and for the St. Petersbourg
Telegraphen Agentur in St. Petersbourg. In Str. Petersbourg he was named:
Eduard Borisovich KRETSCHMER. If he was married and had children, I don't
know. His destiny and the destiny of his brother Jossel and his sister
Treine it isd unkown for my.
Jette/Hode/ (Henriette/Hode/) KRETSCHMANN was married in Riga in the year
1855 with the famous Dr. med. Philipp/Phoibus/Isaakowitsch KEILMANN. Both
were my ggrandparents. Henriette and Philipp KEILMANN had six children's:
Isidor/Isaak/ (b. 1856 in Riga, killed in the Ghetto of Riga in 1941/42. It
was my ggrandfather), Johanna/Hanna/, also called Olga (b. 1858 in Riga, d.
1919 in Riga), Lydea Lea (b. and d. 1863 in Riga), Alexandra (b. 1864., d.
1865 in Riga), Alexander (b. 1866 in Riga, d. 1919 in Stettin. He was oner
of the famous gynaegologist in the baltic region) and Victori Henriettta (b.
1868 and d. 1893 in Riga. She was married with the merchant David ben Motel
ISAKOWITZ. Victoria died by a kind bed fever, after the birth of her
daughter Lydia. Lydia and her father David ISAKOWITZ emmigrated in 1905 from
Riga to N.Y./USA. I know nothing about their destiny.).

If you'r descandant's of the KRETSCHMANN family >from Mitau of the merchant
and of David Motel ISAKOWITZ, please contact me.

Shalom

--
Robert Dupuis

Shalom,

I'm searching for living descendences of my following relativs:

The merchant Alexander/Aron/ Natalovitsch HOL[L]ENDER/HOLLÄNDER (b. 1841 in
Jelgava/Mitau, d. Riga ? Son of Nathan Nathan HOLLÄNDER, b. 1808 [in Mitau
?]d. ?). Alexander ben Nathan HOLLÄNDER was married with Karoline/Kreine/
Isaakovna KEILMANN (b. 1844 in Riga; daughter of the career Isaak ben Feibus

KEILMANN and Jette Hinde COHN) on June 10, 1873 in Riga. >
Karoline KEILMANN was the youngest sister of my late great-greatgrandfather
the concillour of state and knight Dr.med. Philipp Isaakovitsch KEILMANN <.
Alexander and Karoline HOLLÄNDER had two living childs:

1.) Bertha/Pen/Alexandrovna Zinnemann, nee HOLLÄNDER (b. 1874 in Riga, d. ?
She was married with Judel Chamovitsch Zinnemann on 1890/92 in Riga.)

2.) Helena Alexandrovna HOLLÄNDER (b. ? in Riga, married ? d. ?)

If you're a gggrandchild of Bertha or Helena HOLLÄNDER or if you'r relatet
with the HOLLÄNDER family >from Jelgava/Mitau, please contact me, cause I'm
searching for more documents and photos of this part of my maternal family.


--
Robert Dupuis

Shalom,

I'm searching for living descendences of my following relativs:

The merchant Alexander/Aron/ Natalovitsch HOL[L]ENDER/HOLLÄNDER (b. 1841 in
Jelgava/Mitau, d. Riga ? Son of Nathan Nathan HOLLÄNDER, b. 1808 [in Mitau
?]d. ?). Alexander ben Nathan HOLLÄNDER was married with Karoline/Kreine/
Isaakovna KEILMANN (b. 1844 in Riga; daughter of the career Isaak ben Feibus

KEILMANN and Jette Hinde COHN) on June 10, 1873 in Riga. >
Karoline KEILMANN was the youngest sister of my late great-greatgrandfather
the concillour of state and knight Dr.med. Philipp Isaakovitsch KEILMANN <.
Alexander and Karoline HOLLÄNDER had two living childs:

1.) Bertha/Pen/Alexandrovna Zinnemann, nee HOLLÄNDER (b. 1874 in Riga, d. ?
She was married with Judel Chamovitsch Zinnemann on 1890/92 in Riga.)

2.) Helena Alexandrovna HOLLÄNDER (b. ? in Riga, married ? d. ?)

If you're a gggrandchild of Bertha or Helena HOLLÄNDER or if you'r relatet
with the HOLLÄNDER family >from Jelgava/Mitau, please contact me, cause I'm
searching for more documents and photos of this part of my maternal family.


--
Robert Dupuis

This is a one-time posting regarding the forthcoming publication on May 18,
2005, of the book "Murderous Medicine" by Dr. Naomi Baumslag, Clinical
Professor of Pediatrics at Georgetown University Medical School and
President of the Womens' International Public Health Network. Published by
Greenwood Publishing Group, the book is 304 pages and is available >from most
large-scale book stores and Jewish outlets.

Formerly >from South Africa, Dr. Baumslag wrote the book in memory of over 48
of her relatives who were killed in the Holocaust in Belarus, Latvia and
Lithuania. She has researched extensively the relationship of health
professionals and human rights both during the Holocaust and in apartheid
South Africa and has served on national and international human rights
committees. In addition, she and her husband Dr. Ralph Yodaiken have
contributed articles to "Avotaynu" and have presented papers at IAJGS
Conferences on their genealogical and life experiences.

"Murderous Medicine" focuses on the over 1.5 million concentration camp
prisoners who died of typhus, a preventable disease. Despite measures
developed to control and prevent the outbreak of typhus, German doctors used
the disease to encourage a form of biological warfare against those who did
not fit into their racist ideology, i.e., the Jews, Slavs, and gypsies.

Despite this rampant racial policy, Jewish doctors managed to struggle to
save their patients and prevent further outbreaks where possible. Their
valient efforts were not successful as they faced overwhelming odds, but, at
least, they tried their best. The book also discusses the role of the
International Red Cross during and after WWI and WWII and it details the
complicity of multinational corporations in the furtherance of Nazi typhus
research.

The book stresses not only the results of the lack of ethics during WWII by
the German medical profession, but the importance today of monitoring and
holding accountable the medical profession, researchers and drug companies
who put their efforts into the development of biological agents as weapons
of war.

This is a fascinating study of a little-known topic which affected many of
our relatives during the Holocaust. It underscores their suffering and
death as a result of the unethical behavior by those who ignored the
Hypocratic Oath and societal codes of ethical behavior.

Ann Rabinowitz
annrab@bellsouth.net

This is a one-time posting regarding the forthcoming publication on May 18,
2005, of the book "Murderous Medicine" by Dr. Naomi Baumslag, Clinical
Professor of Pediatrics at Georgetown University Medical School and
President of the Womens' International Public Health Network. Published by
Greenwood Publishing Group, the book is 304 pages and is available >from most
large-scale book stores and Jewish outlets.

Formerly >from South Africa, Dr. Baumslag wrote the book in memory of over 48
of her relatives who were killed in the Holocaust in Belarus, Latvia and
Lithuania. She has researched extensively the relationship of health
professionals and human rights both during the Holocaust and in apartheid
South Africa and has served on national and international human rights
committees. In addition, she and her husband Dr. Ralph Yodaiken have
contributed articles to "Avotaynu" and have presented papers at IAJGS
Conferences on their genealogical and life experiences.

"Murderous Medicine" focuses on the over 1.5 million concentration camp
prisoners who died of typhus, a preventable disease. Despite measures
developed to control and prevent the outbreak of typhus, German doctors used
the disease to encourage a form of biological warfare against those who did
not fit into their racist ideology, i.e., the Jews, Slavs, and gypsies.

Despite this rampant racial policy, Jewish doctors managed to struggle to
save their patients and prevent further outbreaks where possible. Their
valient efforts were not successful as they faced overwhelming odds, but, at
least, they tried their best. The book also discusses the role of the
International Red Cross during and after WWI and WWII and it details the
complicity of multinational corporations in the furtherance of Nazi typhus
research.

The book stresses not only the results of the lack of ethics during WWII by
the German medical profession, but the importance today of monitoring and
holding accountable the medical profession, researchers and drug companies
who put their efforts into the development of biological agents as weapons
of war.

This is a fascinating study of a little-known topic which affected many of
our relatives during the Holocaust. It underscores their suffering and
death as a result of the unethical behavior by those who ignored the
Hypocratic Oath and societal codes of ethical behavior.

Ann Rabinowitz
annrab@bellsouth.net

This is a one-time posting regarding the availability of a new DVD entitled
"Kupishok: For Eternal Memory" which is available through the Brandeis
University National Center for Jewish Film:

http://www.brandeis.edu/jewishfilm/Catalogue/films/Kupishok.html

The film which runs 60 minutes and costs $18 plus shipping and handling,
recreates the July 13, 2005 dedication of the Kupiskis Wall of Memory
Holocaust Memorial in Kupiskis, Lithuania. The Wall, located in what was
the former main synagogue of Kupiskis and now public library, is the first
memorial in Lithuania to list those killed and their ages.

The participants in the film, who ranged >from age 8 to 87 and who came from
America, Australia, the United Kingdom, Israel, Lithuania, and South Africa,
shared a special and binding heritage in this small shtetl whose Jewish
population was destroyed in the summer of 1941.

The destruction of the community was truly made personal as those who
participated in the ceremonies, both Jewish and Lithuanian, saw the vast
array of over 824 names before them, just regular people, men, women and
children, of all ages, an entire group of people, gone forever. One had
only to go outside the former synagogue where the Wall was located and look
in the central square to see the stores and homes where this community once
was based, or go to Synagogue Street and see where many lived, to know what
a loss had occurred.

Hearing huge numbers in the millions of those killed in the Holocaust numbs
one as one participant stated, but actually seeing those numbers made real
with names and ages is horrifying, especially when they are your family,
friends and neighbors.

For those of you who have connections to Kupiskis and wish to learn more
about the trip there and the shtetl, please go to the Kupiskis ShtetLink
Site:

http://www.shtetlinks.jewishgen.org/kupiskis/memmain.htm

I hope you will take advantage of the availability of this film which is
dedicated to Norman Meyer, the trip's leader, who passed away shortly after
the completion of the trip.

Ann Rabinowitz
annrab@bellsouth.net

This is a one-time posting regarding the availability of a new DVD entitled
"Kupishok: For Eternal Memory" which is available through the Brandeis
University National Center for Jewish Film:

http://www.brandeis.edu/jewishfilm/Catalogue/films/Kupishok.html

The film which runs 60 minutes and costs $18 plus shipping and handling,
recreates the July 13, 2005 dedication of the Kupiskis Wall of Memory
Holocaust Memorial in Kupiskis, Lithuania. The Wall, located in what was
the former main synagogue of Kupiskis and now public library, is the first
memorial in Lithuania to list those killed and their ages.

The participants in the film, who ranged >from age 8 to 87 and who came from
America, Australia, the United Kingdom, Israel, Lithuania, and South Africa,
shared a special and binding heritage in this small shtetl whose Jewish
population was destroyed in the summer of 1941.

The destruction of the community was truly made personal as those who
participated in the ceremonies, both Jewish and Lithuanian, saw the vast
array of over 824 names before them, just regular people, men, women and
children, of all ages, an entire group of people, gone forever. One had
only to go outside the former synagogue where the Wall was located and look
in the central square to see the stores and homes where this community once
was based, or go to Synagogue Street and see where many lived, to know what
a loss had occurred.

Hearing huge numbers in the millions of those killed in the Holocaust numbs
one as one participant stated, but actually seeing those numbers made real
with names and ages is horrifying, especially when they are your family,
friends and neighbors.

For those of you who have connections to Kupiskis and wish to learn more
about the trip there and the shtetl, please go to the Kupiskis ShtetLink
Site:

http://www.shtetlinks.jewishgen.org/kupiskis/memmain.htm

I hope you will take advantage of the availability of this film which is
dedicated to Norman Meyer, the trip's leader, who passed away shortly after
the completion of the trip.

Ann Rabinowitz
annrab@bellsouth.net

Dear Genners,

Compiling the inverntory of Italian resources for Jewish genealogy I found
few but important information about Jewish records in Genova before
unification of Italy (which occurred in the half of the 19th century).
In State Archive of Genova are stored:
1) a census of 1662.
2) permissions to Jewish physicians and merchant (1417-1805)
3) 700 documents of lawsuits, testaments, contracts (Hebreorum
Iurisdictionalium) >from XVI century to 1796.

Sincerely

Nardo Bonomi
Firenze - Italy

Author of: http://www.jewishgen.org/InfoFiles/Italy/italian.htm
Researching on:
BRAVERMAN >from Podolya
GROBMAN Ukraine
LUFT >from Galizia
GRUNBLATT >from Galizia
OCCHIPINTI anywhere

Dear Genners,

Compiling the inverntory of Italian resources for Jewish genealogy I found
few but important information about Jewish records in Genova before
unification of Italy (which occurred in the half of the 19th century).
In State Archive of Genova are stored:
1) a census of 1662.
2) permissions to Jewish physicians and merchant (1417-1805)
3) 700 documents of lawsuits, testaments, contracts (Hebreorum
Iurisdictionalium) >from XVI century to 1796.

Sincerely

Nardo Bonomi
Firenze - Italy

Author of: http://www.jewishgen.org/InfoFiles/Italy/italian.htm
Researching on:
BRAVERMAN >from Podolya
GROBMAN Ukraine
LUFT >from Galizia
GRUNBLATT >from Galizia
OCCHIPINTI anywhere

Were there sephardic jews in these cities in Romania that took on
German names? My family names are SILVERSTEIN, ABRAHAMS, BAER,
MORGENSTERN. But the story in the family is that the SILVERSTEIN side
and perhaps the ABRAHAMS were Sephardic. I am trying to figure out
how I can verify this. And thoughts or ideas? thank you

JEREMY SILVERSTEIN XIDO
NEW YORK / BARCELONA, SPAIN

Were there sephardic jews in these cities in Romania that took on
German names? My family names are SILVERSTEIN, ABRAHAMS, BAER,
MORGENSTERN. But the story in the family is that the SILVERSTEIN side
and perhaps the ABRAHAMS were Sephardic. I am trying to figure out
how I can verify this. And thoughts or ideas? thank you

JEREMY SILVERSTEIN XIDO
NEW YORK / BARCELONA, SPAIN

I would appreciate help in deciphering and translating the occupation of
Viktor Thieben in this viewmate -VM6016
http://data.jewishgen.org/ViewMate/ALL/viewmateview.asp?key=6016

and any deciphering and translating you can do of the following remarks

from a 1876 Vienna birth registration VM6017

http://data.jewishgen.org/viewmate/ALL/viewmateview.asp?key=6017.

Thanks you your help.
Vera Finberg
Fairfax, VA

BONDY - Dolni Mesto/Lipnice, Vienna
FLUSS - Pribsylav & Polna, Czech Republic
THIEBEN- Rousinov/Rakovnik, Czech Republic
KOHNER - Vseruby, Czech Republic/Budapest/Vienna
ABELES - Luchovice, Czech Republic
ROUBITCHEK - Stasov?, Czech Republic

MODERATOR NOTE: Please reply privately.

I would appreciate help in deciphering and translating the occupation of
Viktor Thieben in this viewmate -VM6016
http://data.jewishgen.org/ViewMate/ALL/viewmateview.asp?key=6016

and any deciphering and translating you can do of the following remarks

from a 1876 Vienna birth registration VM6017

http://data.jewishgen.org/viewmate/ALL/viewmateview.asp?key=6017.

Thanks you your help.
Vera Finberg
Fairfax, VA

BONDY - Dolni Mesto/Lipnice, Vienna
FLUSS - Pribsylav & Polna, Czech Republic
THIEBEN- Rousinov/Rakovnik, Czech Republic
KOHNER - Vseruby, Czech Republic/Budapest/Vienna
ABELES - Luchovice, Czech Republic
ROUBITCHEK - Stasov?, Czech Republic

MODERATOR NOTE: Please reply privately.

Alexander wrote:

<I am trying to find out anything about Rabbi Zevi (Zvi?) Hirsch LAMPORT,
possibly originally >from Marienpol, who died before 1927 and is buried at
Mount of Olives Cemetery in Jerusalem together with his son Nathan, an
American philanthropist, and former president of Yeshiva University in NYC.
Can anyone suggest some resources.>

Alexander has asked for private responses, but genners should be aware of
this resource located within Jewishgen's website.
Go to:
http://www.jewishgen.org/cemetery/mem/israel.html
Varda Epstein
Efrat
Israel

Alexander wrote:

<I am trying to find out anything about Rabbi Zevi (Zvi?) Hirsch LAMPORT,
possibly originally >from Marienpol, who died before 1927 and is buried at
Mount of Olives Cemetery in Jerusalem together with his son Nathan, an
American philanthropist, and former president of Yeshiva University in NYC.
Can anyone suggest some resources.>

Alexander has asked for private responses, but genners should be aware of
this resource located within Jewishgen's website.
Go to:
http://www.jewishgen.org/cemetery/mem/israel.html
Varda Epstein
Efrat
Israel

This is a one-time posting regarding the forthcoming publication on May 18,
2005, of the book "Murderous Medicine" by Dr. Naomi Baumslag, Clinical
Professor of Pediatrics at Georgetown University Medical School and
President of the Womens' International Public Health Network. Published by
Greenwood Publishing Group, the book is 304 pages and is available >from most
large-scale book stores and Jewish outlets.

Formerly >from South Africa, Dr. Baumslag wrote the book in memory of over 48
of her relatives who were killed in the Holocaust in Belarus, Latvia and
Lithuania. She has researched extensively the relationship of health
professionals and human rights both during the Holocaust and in apartheid
South Africa and has served on national and international human rights
committees. In addition, she and her husband Dr. Ralph Yodaiken have
contributed articles to "Avotaynu" and have presented papers at IAJGS
Conferences on their genealogical and life experiences.

"Murderous Medicine" focuses on the over 1.5 million concentration camp
prisoners who died of typhus, a preventable disease. Despite measures
developed to control and prevent the outbreak of typhus, German doctors used
the disease to encourage a form of biological warfare against those who did
not fit into their racist ideology, i.e., the Jews, Slavs, and gypsies.

Despite this rampant racial policy, Jewish doctors managed to struggle to
save their patients and prevent further outbreaks where possible. Their
valient efforts were not successful as they faced overwhelming odds, but, at
least, they tried their best. The book also discusses the role of the
International Red Cross during and after WWI and WWII and it details the
complicity of multinational corporations in the furtherance of Nazi typhus
research.

The book stresses not only the results of the lack of ethics during WWII by
the German medical profession, but the importance today of monitoring and
holding accountable the medical profession, researchers and drug companies
who put their efforts into the development of biological agents as weapons
of war.

This is a fascinating study of a little-known topic which affected many of
our relatives during the Holocaust. It underscores their suffering and
death as a result of the unethical behavior by those who ignored the
Hypocratic Oath and societal codes of ethical behavior.

Ann Rabinowitz
annrab@bellsouth.net

This is a one-time posting regarding the forthcoming publication on May 18,
2005, of the book "Murderous Medicine" by Dr. Naomi Baumslag, Clinical
Professor of Pediatrics at Georgetown University Medical School and
President of the Womens' International Public Health Network. Published by
Greenwood Publishing Group, the book is 304 pages and is available >from most
large-scale book stores and Jewish outlets.

Formerly >from South Africa, Dr. Baumslag wrote the book in memory of over 48
of her relatives who were killed in the Holocaust in Belarus, Latvia and
Lithuania. She has researched extensively the relationship of health
professionals and human rights both during the Holocaust and in apartheid
South Africa and has served on national and international human rights
committees. In addition, she and her husband Dr. Ralph Yodaiken have
contributed articles to "Avotaynu" and have presented papers at IAJGS
Conferences on their genealogical and life experiences.

"Murderous Medicine" focuses on the over 1.5 million concentration camp
prisoners who died of typhus, a preventable disease. Despite measures
developed to control and prevent the outbreak of typhus, German doctors used
the disease to encourage a form of biological warfare against those who did
not fit into their racist ideology, i.e., the Jews, Slavs, and gypsies.

Despite this rampant racial policy, Jewish doctors managed to struggle to
save their patients and prevent further outbreaks where possible. Their
valient efforts were not successful as they faced overwhelming odds, but, at
least, they tried their best. The book also discusses the role of the
International Red Cross during and after WWI and WWII and it details the
complicity of multinational corporations in the furtherance of Nazi typhus
research.

The book stresses not only the results of the lack of ethics during WWII by
the German medical profession, but the importance today of monitoring and
holding accountable the medical profession, researchers and drug companies
who put their efforts into the development of biological agents as weapons
of war.

This is a fascinating study of a little-known topic which affected many of
our relatives during the Holocaust. It underscores their suffering and
death as a result of the unethical behavior by those who ignored the
Hypocratic Oath and societal codes of ethical behavior.

Ann Rabinowitz
annrab@bellsouth.net