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This volume is an annotated collection of original, informative, and moving photographs of the twins who survived the brutal medical experiments conducted at the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp (1943-1945). The experiments were conducted by the infamous physician, Josef Mengele. These never-before-seen photographs were taken by the author (Segal) at the 40th anniversary of the camp’s liberation (January 27, 1985) and the public hearing on Mengele’s crimes at Yad Vashem (Hand and Name) in Jerusalem that followed. Other memorable moments, captured in photographs include traveling to Krakow, visiting Warsaw and hearing survivors’ testimonies. The photographs are organized into ten sections that unfold chronologically—each section is accompanied by a brief essay to provide compelling context and each photograph has an informative caption.
“Everyone should read The Twin Children of the Holocaust, but it is especially crucial for scholars, students, educators, and historians. The book offers a profound, visual, and narrative record of survival and justice that can stand alone or serve as a supplementary resource in Holocaust studies, psychology, and history courses. Without a doubt, Segal’s work is a valuable and moving contribution to the field, ensuring that the voices and stories of the twin children of the Holocaust are never forgotten.”
— Maryam Fakri, A Journal of Culture and History
“This sensitive and insightful registration of memories, glances, speeches and expressions requires a high level of competence, especially because the author is also a Jewish twin, which automatically leads her to identify herself with that group…More than a living memory of the cruelty of the Holocaust, the book is an impressive narrative and photographic testament to resistance, survival and reunion.”
— Ana Karina Santos Balinski, The General Psychologist
“Archfiend Josef Mengele escaped earthly justice for his ghoulish experiments on child twins and other Auschwitz victims, but Nancy Segal gives them a voice and lights an eternal candle in their memory. A testament to the power of love over evil.”
— Ralph Blumenthal, former New York Times reporter on Nazi crimes, and author of The Believer
Foreword by David G. Marwell
Preface
1. Minneapolis to Auschwitz and Jerusalem: How Did it Happen?
2. Pre-event Activities: Meeting Twins
3. Traveling to Poland
4. Visiting Auschwitz-Birkenau: Reunion and Re-enactment
5. Exploring Auschwitz-Birkenau: An Art Museum, a Chance Meeting and a Trip to the Polish Border
6. Medical Experiments: Process and Purpose
7. Touring Warsaw: War Memorials and Everyday Life
8. Twin Testimonies: Public Hearing on Josef Mengele’s War Crimes
9. Aftermath: Inquiries and Inquest
10. Twin Children of the Holocaust: After the Hearing and Beyond
Parting Words
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Other Books by Nancy L. Segal