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Dr. Mengele
Dr. Mengele
Nazi physician described as selecting Auschwitz arrivals for death.
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... Several months ago, I observed the Germans’ com-
fort and luxury — after they lost the war. Once again I
noted their meticulousness, which reminded me how
efficiently their trains carried Jewish victims to Ausch-
witz. Dr. Mengele, that monster with the white gloves
and monocle, who today moves about freely, examined
the new arrivals — sending them to their deaths with
one small motion of his cane. ...Connected nodes