In Auschwitz, the infamous Dr. Josef Mengele performed horrific experiments using Jews as human guinea-pigs. But in that same terrible place, Dr. Gisella Perl, a Jewish gynecologist, served as the anti-Mengele, helping prisoners survive their wounds and diseases, saving the lives of literally hundreds of women. Perl hailed from Sighet, Transylvania, the hometown of Elie Wiesel. When her family was deported to Auschwitz, Perl’s […]
