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Ethics or Life?Presented By: Nicole Volk

WWII

1939-1945 Nazi Germany occupied Poland Ethical decisions Wilhelm Brasse Rudolf Weigl

Wilhelm Brasse

Born: Warsaw, Poland Sent to Auschwitz 1939 (22yrs old) Attempted to flee Germany Arrested-summoned to SS German’s control

Brasse’s Orders

Photography background Photograph those imprisoned (identity) Mengele (SS officer): photograph “medical

experiments” Children, twins, dwarfs, noma Greater realism greater rewards

A Picture’s Worth a Thousand Words

Reaping the Benefits

Saved Brasse’s Life Nutritional meals Proper hygiene (so he would not offend the

officers/doctors)

Discussion

What would you have done?

Rudolf Weigl

Born: September 2, 1883 in Přerov (Czech Republic)

After High School moved to Lewow

College studies: Anatomy, Biology, and Zoology

Weigl’s Orders

Force to leave Lewow Create vaccine: Typhus Fever Lice hybrid Weigl Strain “Feeders” PigsHumans

Rickesia Prowazekii Bacterial

After WWII

Weigl killed hundreds. Vaccine saved thousands Brasse’s photos destroyed Weigl fame Lives spared Weigl died August 11, 1957 (74 yrs) Brasse died October 23, 2012 (94 yrs)

Discussion

What would you have done?

Any Questions?

Thank you!