Other than Schindler's List, are there any other stories of Nazis who ended up saving thousands of Jews?
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January 23, 2023
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Felix Kersten (L) with Heinrich Himmler Heinrich Himmler’s physician Felix Kersten helped save an estimated 60,000 Jews. How
this all happened is that Himmler suffered great stomach pains. He
could not seem to overcome these problems until he met Kersten and was
the only physician that was able to treat him. Himmler trusted him and
he soon became his personal masseur and doctor (SS Chief’s
Physiotherapist).
Kersten did not want the job but was sort of forced into it for fear of being sent to a concentration camp.
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The two most powerful Nazis, Hitler and Himmler (L) inspect an SS honor guard.
Himmler and Reinhard Heydrich (R), the architects of the Final Solution.
Kersten
got to know Himmler pretty well after a while and found out that he was
very superstitious, pro-Aryan race, was into Germanic mythology occult
stuff and had a problem with the Jews. Because of Kersten horror at what
was happening to the Jews, which he was against, one day he asked
Himmler to save a friend of a friend that was in a concentration camp -
instead of being paid for his services.
Himmler agreed, and this continued for every future session, a life for a massage one can say.
After
a while, Himmler started reviewing his thoughts on the Jews, especially
since the Nazis were losing the war. Himmler talked to Kersten about
this and Kersten was able to set up a secret meeting in his house
between Himmler and the World Jewish Congress Swedish delegate Norbert Masur.
This led to the release of approximately 60.000 Jews prior to the end of the war.
In
December 1945, the World Jewish Congress gave Kersten a letter thanking
him for helping save Jew’s in concentration camps. In 1950, he was
awarded Holland’s highest award, the Order of Orange-Nassau,and was recommended by Holland for the Nobel Peace Prize four times.
Sweden said that he could be given Swedish citizenship anytime he wanted
because of his humanitarian actions. He decided to accept the offer and
was granted Swedish citizenship in 1953.
He died 16 April 1960.
Kersten did not want the job but was sort of forced into it for fear of being sent to a concentration camp.
Himmler and Reinhard Heydrich (R), the architects of the Final Solution.
Kersten got to know Himmler pretty well after a while and found out that he was very superstitious, pro-Aryan race, was into Germanic mythology occult stuff and had a problem with the Jews. Because of Kersten horror at what was happening to the Jews, which he was against, one day he asked Himmler to save a friend of a friend that was in a concentration camp - instead of being paid for his services.
Himmler agreed, and this continued for every future session, a life for a massage one can say.
After
a while, Himmler started reviewing his thoughts on the Jews, especially
since the Nazis were losing the war. Himmler talked to Kersten about
this and Kersten was able to set up a secret meeting in his house
between Himmler and the World Jewish Congress Swedish delegate Norbert Masur.
This led to the release of approximately 60.000 Jews prior to the end of the war.
In December 1945, the World Jewish Congress gave Kersten a letter thanking him for helping save Jew’s in concentration camps. In 1950, he was awarded Holland’s highest award, the Order of Orange-Nassau,and was recommended by Holland for the Nobel Peace Prize four times. Sweden said that he could be given Swedish citizenship anytime he wanted because of his humanitarian actions. He decided to accept the offer and was granted Swedish citizenship in 1953.
He died 16 April 1960.
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