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Mangel
Nissen Mangel
Nissen Mangel was born in Bratislava, Slovakia, and spent his earliest years in a warm, observant home — a childhood of faith, family, and ritual until the Nazi invasion shattered it.
In 1944, at just ten and a half, Nissen was deported to Auschwitz with his family, becoming one of the camp’s youngest prisoners. There, he survived selections and several face-to-face encounters with Dr. Josef Mengele. On the ramp, Mengele demanded his age; Nissen answered as an adult. Later, in the clinic, when doctors prepared him for an “experiment,” he refused to submit — locking eyes with Mengele and protesting. [...+]
My visit to Nissen
Clips
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« This thumb determined the fate of millions of Jews. »
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« Experiment on monkeys, not on me! »
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« The SS gave it to you? »
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« I'm here now. Is it natural? »
