Dr. Jonathan Hammel
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Lena spotted Dr. Kreindl, who without his cigarette, seemed a bit lost. But he knew better than to light up: The Gestapo would have never tolerated such an act of freedom, coming from a Jew. "Ah, there you are," he…
Lena spotted Dr. Kreindl, who without his cigarette, seemed a bit lost. But he knew better than to light up: The Gestapo would have never tolerated such an act of freedom, coming from a Jew.
“Ah, there you are,” he said. “Listen, it’s quite simple. Most of these patients have ingested large doses of Veronal. Do you know this drug? It’s a highly powerful sedative. Anyway, many of these people were …
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Nursing during the Holocaust, one IV at a time
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I remember the moment I understood I would have to write this story. I was in Berlin with my girlfriend, wandering the city hand in hand, stopping for coffee near the Tiergarten with no real plan. We decided to visit…
I remember the moment I understood I would have to write this story.
I was in Berlin with my girlfriend, wandering the city hand in hand, stopping for coffee near the Tiergarten with no real plan. We decided to visit the Jewish Hospital, the Jüdisches Krankenhaus. I had heard the name so many times in my family, and now I was just a few metro stops away.
We entered beneath the old …
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Why do physicians write fiction?
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An excerpt from The Jewish Hospital. Copyright 2026 Jonathan Hammel. Excerpted by permission of Skyhorse Publishing Inc. Lena spotted Dr. Kreindl, who without his cigarette, seemed a bit lost. But he knew better than to light up: the Gestapo would…
An excerpt from The Jewish Hospital. Copyright 2026 Jonathan Hammel. Excerpted by permission of Skyhorse Publishing Inc.
Lena spotted Dr. Kreindl, who without his cigarette, seemed a bit lost. But he knew better than to light up: the Gestapo would have never tolerated such an act of freedom, coming from a Jew.
“Ah, there you are,” he said. “Listen, it’s quite simple. Most of these patients have ingested large doses of …
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A nurse in the Holocaust meets an impossible order
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