Thursday, April 14, 2011

HERTHA NATHORFF - A GERMAN JEWISH DOCTOR'S DIARY

Thesis: In the diary of Jewish doctor Hertha Nathorff, she describes the growing hostility towards Jews in Germany, culminating in the seizure of Jewish medical licenses.

I. Boycott of Jewish shops in Berlin

II. Letter from municipal authorities requesting her to cease her practice

III. Catholics and Jews living in fear in a small German town

IV. A fellow coworker gone mad due to the stress of losing her occupation

V. The doctors in her hometown refuse to treat her father

VI. Her son is not allowed to skate on the ice rink

VII. Her former secretary no longer speaks to her

VIII. Finally, the German government takes away their medical licenses

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