
Felix Kersten
Felix Kersten was a massage therapist to Heinrich Himmler, the head of the Nazi SS, and is known for his controversial claims of having saved numerous Jews and other prisoners from death during the Holocaust, which have been heavily scrutinized and called into question by historians.
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Felix Kersten was the former massage therapist to Nazi SS head Heinrich Himmler.
Himmler’s ‘anti-Nazi’ masseur: Claes Bang stars as SS chief’s ‘magic Buddha’ | FilmThe Guardian·
United Kingdom· 2026-08-05





