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The hospital is known for having sheltered Jews during the Holocaust by diagnosing them with a fictitious disease called "Syndrome K". History [ edit ] The origins of the hospital on the Tiber Island date to before 1000 CE, when an ancient temple dedicated to the Greek god of medicine, Asclepius , was replaced by a sanctuary dedicated to ...
Jul 6, 2021 · Syndrome K — The ‘Disease’ that Saved Lives During WWII. Two Italian doctors invent an imaginary disease that helped save thousands of Jews in occupied Nazi territory. by Claire Barrett 7/6/2021. Dr. Giovanni Borromeo helped to come up with the ruse to save the lives of his fellow Italians. (Wiki Commons)
Aug 12, 2022 · “Syndrome K,” which hits digital and VOD platforms on Tuesday after some Jewish film festival showings, tells that little-known, surefire story: How three doctors at a hospital in Rome shielded...
Sep 1, 2021 · Syndrome K – How a Fictitious Disease Saved Real Lives. Stand for Israel | September 1, 2021. (Photo: wikicommons/Dguendel) As the Nazis raided and liquidated the ghetto of Rome – where thousands of Italian Jews were held until they could be sent to their deaths – one area remained untouched.
Mar 7, 2017 · (Wikipedia) Syndrome K was named for two Nazi officials: Albert Kesserling, the German commander overseeing Rome’s occupation, and city police chief, Herbert Kappler who would later...
Aug 15, 2017 · From September 1943 to June 1944, Nazi forces occupied the city of Rome. During this time, a mysterious illness broke out, which led many to be quarantined in an isolated wing of the city’s Fatebenefratelli Hospital. Called Syndrome K, the disease resulted in zero fatalities, and instead saved dozens of Jewish lives.
