#Miklós Nyiszli

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Regarding the Shoah and the name Waldsee.

I’m reading about the shoah at the moment and how dark and horrible it was and I felt like I would reblog this article because this name doesn’t even have a Wikipedia page and I don’t know if a lot of people know about this aspect of the shoah so I thought I would point it out. Whenever Jews would ask where these transports were taking them, they were always told they were going to Am Waldsee. They were forced to write postcards to family saying that they were in this place on the Swiss border, and that they were happy. There was even a fake Nazi stamps from this place to cover their tracks. There’s a lengthy quote by Miklós Nyiszli about this in the book I’m reading. It’s very grim. It’s tough reading, but I felt like in this era of antisemitism. I owed it to the Jewish people to know they’re suffering, even if it’s just reading about it in the book. 

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The Grey Zone (2001)

Basic Story: The prisoners of Auschwitz who are forced to work in the crematoria, the Sonderkommando, plan a revolt to destroy the ovens while struggling with the ethics of working there.

Fan Thoughts: Originally written as a play by Tim Blake Nelson (O, Brother Where Art Thou?, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs), based on the book: Auschwitz: A Doctor's Eyewitness Account written by Dr. Miklós Nyiszli; Nelson later adapted his play for the screen.  There is a harshness throughout the film that is pulled directly from the source material, and a unrelenting directness in its depiction.  While unflinching in showing the brutality of day to day life in the camp, the story is focused in on the moral dilemmas that each of the characters grapple with within their roles in the crematorium.  The dialogue is fairly informal, quick and conversational, addressing the choices at hand rather than the philosophical conversations that often happen in these films.  The larger issues of the choices being made and if there really is such a thing as a choice in that situation are instead left for the viewer to consider.  While several reviews I read commented on how the story is bleak from beginning to end, I think it is important to recognize that while the story does not have an uplifting ending, the prisoners did manage to destroy two of the crematoria which certainly limited the number of people being killed, and that act is something that should not be diminished.  While the heaviness of the subject is not for everyone, it is an excellently crafted, thought provoking, and ultimately haunting film.

Warnings: torture on-screen, executions on-screen, dead bodies on screen

Available On: Tubi, Sling, Crackle, Prime Video, Vudu

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A Könyvek Terme

Kiállítással egybekötött beszélgetést rendeznek november 28-án 18 órától a Cervantes Intézetben az auschwitzi haláltábor felszabadításának közelgő 80. évfordulójának alkalmából. A Karibi Holokauszt Emlékbizottság által gondozott A Könyvek Terme című kiállítás 12 irodalmi alkotást mutat be, igazi könyvritkaságokat, első kiadású köteteket, Eddy de Wind, Primo Levi, Zsolt Ágnes, Nyiszli Miklós, Ota…

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Telex: Mengele magyar boncolóorvosa a háború után írt könyvében tárta fel Auschwitz borzalmait

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"»nem az iskolának, hanem az ��letnek tanulunk«, idézte szavát. Akkor hát viszont, ez volt a nézetem, eszerint mindvégig Auschwitzról kellett volna tanulnom."

végre elolvastam a Sorstalanságot.

kár, hogy nem 10 évvel ezelőtt, mert szerintem ezt érdemesebb "először", aztán a Maus-t, aztán Nyiszli Miklós könyvét (nekem pedig fordítva sikerült).

hasonlóképp, erősen kétlem, hogy ha most, a Saul és a Shoah (és A zongorista) után évekkel megnézném végre a Schindlert és a Grey Zone-t, azok "elég" erős hatással lehetnének.

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Tuesday, April 24, 2018

Slept in a little bit so I couldn’t walk this morning (it was the cat’s fault though, who am I to deny her cuddles for selfish reasons like exercise?) but I read a little bit of Powerful by Patty McCord before work.

Work went well, I’m making good progress on a really big problem. It feels like it’s going really slowly but I think it’s just A Lot™. 

After work I helped Bryan in the garden a little, then went for a walk. After I got home I went to Taco Bell to grab some dinner, then got on Runescape with Alex for a little bit. Then went to bed.

Since my last update, I finished Radical Candor, and also read Auschwitz: A Doctor’s Eyewitness Account by Miklós Nyiszli, The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl Vol. 6: Who Run the World? Squirrels by Ryan North, and Ms. Marvel Vol. 8: Mecca by G. Willow Wilson. 

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Gold teeth

Gold teeth are a form of dental prosthesis. They are sometimes used for cosmetic purposes. Dentists have used gold for filling cavities (before mercury amalgam became available), for crowns, and for other purposes since ancient times. Gold is malleable, nearly immune to corrosion, and hard enough to form a biting surface that can be used for years. Gold was used before silver became available and has continued to be used for specialized purposes. Dental restorations are often made from a combination of precious metals. Burning of bodies at Auschwitz-Birkenau by Sonderkommando prisoners after removal of gold teeth In Auschwitz: A Doctor's Eyewitness Account, concentration camp survivor Dr. Miklós Nyiszli (who served on Dr. Josef Mengele's medical kommando) describes the "tooth-pulling kommando". These teams of eight, all "fine stomatologists and dental surgeons" equipped "in one hand with a lever, and in the other a pair of pliers for extracting teeth", worked in the crematoria. Stationed in front of the ovens, their job was to pry open the mouths of prisoners who had been gassed and extract, or break off, "all gold teeth, as well as any gold bridgework and fillings". The teeth were collected and stored at the camp before being sent on to the Reichsbank to be melted down and converted into gold bullion, which could then be sold on with no trace of its origin. Gold teeth were first present in America during the Jim Crow era. Originally it had become a tradition in Louisiana and around the Mississippi Delta after the slave trade. During Jim Crow it was believed[by whom?] that many African Americans who were former slaves began getting the gold caps to replace their rotting teeth. It later became a symbol of wealth and freedom for the slaves that once worked on the plantations fields in south Louisiana. African Americans who had money would get gold caps as flaunted by Jack Johnson, the first black heavyweight boxing champion. Bootleggers and pimps sported gold teeth during that time as well. After 1980, gold inlays and gold foil work became rare in the United States. In the late 1980s they were popularized in New York by Brooklyn native Mike Tyson, who got gold caps in mimicking his idol Jack Johnson. Rappers such as Rakim and Slick Rick began to sport gold grills instead of permanent gold teeth. This trend lasted in New York for ten years. Gold teeth in South Africa has become part of the South African fashion culture. Gold teeth are very popular in the country with people getting permanent gold teeth from as young as 12 years old. Gold teeth became a big trend in South Africa in the late 1960s among the Coloured and Black South African communities. Permanent Gold teeth in South Africa is not considered a sign of wealth like in other countries, but a fashion trend. Since the end of Apartheid in many white Afrikaans people and Indian people in the country have also started getting permanent gold teeth. The trend of permanent gold teeth is so big in South Africa that many politicians, celebrities and even pastors have them. In many regions of the world, including some parts of Eastern Europe, Central Asia, and the Caucasus Regions, gold teeth are also worn as a status symbol. They are considered a symbol of wealth and sometimes installed in the place of healthy teeth or as crowns over filed-down healthy teeth. Grills, false tooth covers made of metal, have become a popular hip hop fashion in the United States since the 1980s. In the early 2000s, Grills were popularized in hip hop videos by Nelly, Three 6 Mafia, Lil Wayne, Ludacris, Paul Wall, and other rappers from the south. The gold grills are still being sported by rappers in various colors. Grills were also worn by Miley Cyrus, Beyonce, and Madonna. While some rap musicians have had their gold teeth permanently attached to existing teeth, most people who purchase them for aesthetic purposes opt for removable gold teeth caps. In 2005, Nelly released the rap single "Grillz" which promotes the dental apparatus. Gold teeth have appeared in characters conveyed through many different forms of entertainment media

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Auschwitz: A Doctor's Eyewitness Account, by Miklós Nyiszli

In April 1944, Miklós Nyiszli, a Hungarian Jew, was taken to Auschwitz. When he arrived at the camp, he discovered huge crematoria and the "nauseating odour of burning flesh and scorched hair", but identified himself as an experienced forensic doctor in the belief this could help others. He would soon be working on experiments and autopsies under Joseph Mengele himself, until Auschwitz was finally liberated in 1945.

Auschwitz: A Doctor's Eyewitness Account is a shocking, controversial and heart-breaking look at one of humanity's darkest moments, through one man's honest report of his time there, assisting the very men who were responsible for the deaths of thousands.

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Miklós Nyiszli

Miklós Nyiszli nasceu em Oradea, na Romênia no dia 17 de junho de 1901 ele foi um médico e prisioneiro judeu do campo de concentração de Auschwitz. Nyiszli, juntamente com sua esposa e filha, foram transportados para Auschwitz, em junho de 1944. Na chegada, Nyiszli se tornou voluntário para trabalhar como médico, e foi mandado para trabalhar no barracão 12, onde ele operava e tentava ajudar os…

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Cinzas da Guerra

The Grey Zone no Brasil Cinzas da Guerra é um filme norte-americano de 2001, do gênero drama de guerra, dirigido e roteirizado por Tim Blake Nelson baseado no livro Ich war Doktor Mengeles Assistent. Ein Gerichtsmediziner in Auschwitz, de Miklós Nyiszli. Trata-se da história da única revolta conhecida no campo de extermínio de Auschwitz-Birkenau, no sul da Polônia ocupada pelos nazistas, em…