Frontmatter

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Foreword XI
3. Acknowledgements XVII
4. Contents XIX
5. Introduction 1
6. Part I: The Road to Auschwitz 9
7. Part II: Parallel Lives: Drs Sima Vaisman, Gisella Perl and Louis Micheels
8. Introduction 23
9. 1. Dr Sima Vaisman 24
10. 2. Louis Micheels 40
11. 3. Dr Gisella Perl 55
12. Part III: Jewish Physicians and the Hospital System
13. Introduction 75
14. 4. Hospitals and Infirmaries 76
15. 5. Block 10 86
16. 6. Daily Life 103
17. 7. Ethical Dilemmas. Choiceless Choices and the Human Condition 115
18. Part IV: Survival
19. Introduction 129
20. 8. Status 135
21. 9. Personal Traits 149
22. 10. Defence Mechanisms 161
23. Part V: Anatomy of Survival 175
24. Part VI: Evaluation of Sources 189
25. Conclusion 203
26. Epilogue 208
27. Bibliography 210
28. Glossary 223
29. Appendices 225
30. Index 231