ethics or life?
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Ethics or Life?. Presented By: Nicole Volk. WWII. 1939-1945 Nazi Germany occupied Poland Ethical decisions Wilhelm Brasse Rudolf Weigl. Wilhelm Brasse. Born: Warsaw, Poland Sent to Auschwitz 1939 (22yrs old) Attempted to flee Germany Arrested-summoned to SS German’s control. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Ethics or Life?Presented By: Nicole Volk
WWII
1939-1945 Nazi Germany occupied Poland Ethical decisions Wilhelm Brasse Rudolf Weigl
Wilhelm Brasse
Born: Warsaw, Poland Sent to Auschwitz 1939 (22yrs old) Attempted to flee Germany Arrested-summoned to SS German’s control
Brasse’s Orders
Photography background Photograph those imprisoned (identity) Mengele (SS officer): photograph “medical
experiments” Children, twins, dwarfs, noma Greater realism greater rewards
A Picture’s Worth a Thousand Words
Reaping the Benefits
Saved Brasse’s Life Nutritional meals Proper hygiene (so he would not offend the
officers/doctors)
Discussion
What would you have done?
Rudolf Weigl
Born: September 2, 1883 in Přerov (Czech Republic)
After High School moved to Lewow
College studies: Anatomy, Biology, and Zoology
Weigl’s Orders
Force to leave Lewow Create vaccine: Typhus Fever Lice hybrid Weigl Strain “Feeders” PigsHumans
Rickesia Prowazekii Bacterial
After WWII
Weigl killed hundreds. Vaccine saved thousands Brasse’s photos destroyed Weigl fame Lives spared Weigl died August 11, 1957 (74 yrs) Brasse died October 23, 2012 (94 yrs)
Discussion
What would you have done?
Any Questions?
Thank you!