Gisella Perl

Gisella Perl was a Hungarian Jewish physician and a Holocaust survivor known for her work as an obstetrician in the Auschwitz concentration camp. After being imprisoned in Auschwitz during World War II, she provided medical care to fellow inmates and played a crucial role in delivering babies under horrific conditions. Perl's experiences during the Holocaust were later chronicled in her memoirs, highlighting her resilience and compassion amidst unimaginable suffering. After the war, she emigrated to the United States, where she continued her medical career and became an advocate for women's health, sharing her powerful story of survival and the importance of compassion in medicine.