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Medical Care, Nazism, and the Holocaust Experiencing History

WEBMedical Care, Nazism, and the Holocaust. While their ability to treat those in need was often severely limited, medical providers' choices and actions had an enormous impact on …

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Public Health under the Third Reich Experiencing History: …

WEBTo help realize the regime’s goals, Nazi public health initiatives focused on increasing the size and health of the “Aryan” population. For example, the SS created the Lebensborn …

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"One in Eight" Experiencing History: Holocaust Sources in Context

WEBBy the late 1920s, cancer had become the second leading cause of death in Germany. 1 Germans increasingly encountered cancer-causing substances in the air and water, in …

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"Nazis Hit Alcohol, Tobacco"

WEBGerman soldiers and police who participated in mass murders during the Holocaust routinely received extra rations of alcohol. 8 Although public health officials and Nazi …

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Brochure for the Lebensborn Program Experiencing History: …

WEBLebensborn initially focused on giving financial aid to SS men with large families and providing pregnant "German-blooded" women with medical care in comfortable …

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"Healthy Woman

WEBNazi ideology placed great importance on promoting the health and physical strength of the so-called "national community" ("Volksgemeinschaft").The regime sponsored many …

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Request to Replace Nurse Anna Hölzer Experiencing History: …

WEBOn October 27 and 28, 1939, Mrs. Grete gave birth to her fourth child. The midwife oversaw the delivery, while the senior nurse [Anna Hölzer] took charge of the after-birth phase. …

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health & hygiene Experiencing History: Holocaust Sources in …

WEBhealth & hygiene. Nazi policies regarding public health and the medical profession impacted the health and well-being of millions of people with far-reaching consequences …

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"The English Disease"

WEBThe entire Nazi food system began collapsing in the final year of the war. 1. The featured Nazi propaganda film about rickets —"The English Disease"—was made in 1941. The …

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Order on "Measures against the Jews" Experiencing History: …

WEBThe Security Police and the SD became more connected shortly after German forces started World War II by invading Poland on September 1, 1939.Himmler merged the two …

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"Healthy Woman

WEBNazi ideology placed great importance on promoting the health and physical strength of the so-called "national community" ("Volksgemeinschaft").The regime sponsored many …

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Photo of Quarantined Building in the Warsaw Ghetto

WEBThese public health initiatives were organized in part by the Warsaw Jewish Council ().The Judenrat and the Jewish ghetto police have been heavily criticized for enforcing German …

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Sterilization Order for August Alzen Experiencing History: …

WEBGrounds. The public health officer in Altenkirchen has made an application for the sterilization of the aforementioned August Alzen. Objectively, the request had to prevail. …

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Eugenics Charts from the Kansas Free Fair Experiencing History

WEBThe featured charts were displayed at the Eugenic and Health exhibit at the Kansas Free Fair in 1929. They were created to show visitors to the fair who should be considered …

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"Sexually Transmitted Disease Is an Obstacle to Marriage"

WEBLike many other aspects of public health under the Nazi regime, official attitudes toward sex in the Third Reich revolved around the growth and overall health of the Nazis' so-called …

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Propaganda Film: Triumph of the Will Experiencing History: …

WEBThis footage is from one of the most well known and influential Nazi propaganda films: Triumph of the Will. Recorded at the 1934 Nuremberg Nazi Party Rally, the film shows …

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Targets of Eugenics Experiencing History: Holocaust Sources in …

WEBNazi propaganda and Nazi eugenics policies encouraged so-called “Aryan” Germans with good “genetic health” to have large families. 3 “Aryan” women were awarded German …

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Propaganda Poster: “A Word to All!” Experiencing History: …

WEBNazi racial policies gave certain privileges to so-called “Aryan” Germans—but these privileges came with certain expectations and duties. According to Nazi ideology, each …

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