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 One other case has to be related:  a former Prussian
officer was ordered to kneel down and say: "I am a dirty
Jew and a traitor to my country".  He refused, and he was
beaten until he did as he was told.
 
 
 Among the prisoners were famous surgeons and doctors,
and they worked miracles of skill and devotion.  They 
even performed operations in urgent cases.  The rabbis
also proved themselves worthy of their calling. One 
rabbi, when offered his release, declined to leave the
camp before the last of his flock. One has heard of
no instances that any of the guards showed any signs of
Chriatian charity or common humanity.
 
 
 When the prisoners were released they were first
examined by the camp doctor, and none with open wounds
were allowed to depart. The others were shaved and then
reported to the political office, who warned them that
if they divulged anything they had seen in the camp, they
would do so at their peril. He added that the party
would be able to strike them down even after they left
Germany and wherever they might be. They were then
handed back what was left of their belongings.  Most
articles of value had, however, disappeared and the money 
they had had on them was sadly reduced in amount.  They
were told that to complain meant accusing the S.S. of
theft, and that such an accusation could be punished with
a flogging.  As a final insult, they had to contribute to 
the party Collection for Winter Help.  Nearly every person
released has had to sign an undertaking to leave Germany
within a speified time, usually from four to six weeks,
 
 
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