Tag Archives: Mengele

“Who are you?” Forensic anthropology and human rights.

Posted on January 15, 2012 by Barbara Dillon Hillas

From Arts & Letter Daily  comes a fascinating article,  Mengele’s Skull, that details “…the value of forensic anthropology to human rights…”  An excerpt: It was during the Mengele investigation that the procedures and techniques of forensic identification of human remains … Continue reading →

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How could you hate him, when he was so handsome?

Posted on October 30, 2009 by Barbara Dillon Hillas

But Mengele himself was never cruel to them? “Never,” they say in unison. They said he was almost fatherly. “We knew he’s not going to harm us. We knew it.” “Because he was so handsome,” Pearl says. “You forgot about … Continue reading →

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Have you ever heard of Oswiecim?

Posted on June 12, 2007 by Barbara Dillon Hillas

Auschwitz From Krakow (Poland), driving through beautiful fields, along country roads with fruit trees lining the sides of the roads, one eventually arrives at the most infamous place in the world: a pleasant little town called Oswiecim about an hour … Continue reading →

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