You probably never heard of Dr. Gisella Perl, but you will now. She was called the “Angel of Auschwitz,” because she performed thousands of abortions on Jewish women in the concentration camp as a way to save their lives–as being pregnant meant the death of the mother and child.
Find out more about her by watching the video below:
Read More:
Can we ask?
It's important to us to keep the warm, joyfully Jewish community on Kveller accessible for all. Reader donations help us do just that. Can you spare a few to keep Kveller free? (We'll love you forever.)
This Is Why I Took My Young Kids to the Holocaust Museum
As the Granddaughter of Holocaust Survivors, I Can’t Stay Silent About This
The Holocaust, Through the Stories of my Grandmother
