Clinics in Dermatology
Volume 34, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 293-298

The fate of Hungarian Jewish dermatologists during the Holocaust Part 1: Six refugees who fled (Article)

Burgdorf W.H.C. , Bock J.* , Hoenig L.J. , Parish L.C.
  • a [Affiliation not available]
  • b Co- Head of Acquisitions, Long Island University, Brooklyn Campus Library 1 University Plaza, Brooklyn, NY 11201, United States
  • c [Affiliation not available]
  • d [Affiliation not available]

Abstract

From the times of Moritz Kaposi, Hungarian Jewish physicians have significantly contributed to the development of dermatology. Part 1 of this special report highlights some of the early Jewish dermatologists in Hungary. It also tells the stories of five Hungarian Jewish dermatologists who fled anti-Semitism in Hungary, or other European countries, between 1920 and 1941: Frederick Reiss, Emery Kocsard, Stephen Rothman, Peter Flesch, and George Csonka. A sixth Hungarian dermatologist, Tibor Benedek, was persecuted by the Nazis, because he had a Jewish wife, forcing the couple to flee Germany. Part 2 will focus on the ordeal faced by Hungarian Jewish dermatologists who did not leave their homeland during World War II. © 2016 Elsevier Inc.

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China Germany refugee dermatologist Australia social life human Refugees life event holocaust war priority journal Austria ethnology Hungary United States dermatology Jew Hungarian (citizen) Jews art life history Article history History, 20th Century World War II Prejudice United Kingdom social discrimination social attitude
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https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84958759962&doi=10.1016%2fj.clindermatol.2015.11.002&partnerID=40&md5=2d0e01464a60bd044467b0fdcc3efdf9
DOI: 10.1016/j.clindermatol.2015.11.002
ISSN: 0738081X
Cited by: 2
Original Language: English