How This Jewish Mom & Doctor Saved Thousands of Women's Lives at Auschwitz – Kveller
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How This Jewish Mom & Doctor Saved Thousands of Women’s Lives at Auschwitz

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:

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