A Doctor’s Memoir of the Romanian Holocaust

Dr. Arthur Kessler’s memoir tells the powerful true story of his time as a Jewish doctor imprisoned during the Holocaust in Transnistria, where hundreds of thousands died. Based on notes he kept at the time, he describes both the horrors he witnessed—like a toxic soup that caused paralysis—and the courageous efforts he and others made to save lives, including a hunger strike that led to the camp’s closure. His story also shows how prisoners used their skills to survive and help each other, and it’s illustrated with drawings made by fellow inmates in his honor.