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By Roger A. Ritvo and Diane M. Plotkin. 314 pp. College Station, Tex., Texas A & M University Press, 1998. $35.95. ISBN 0-89096-810-1.

Sisters in Sorrow is a vital and compelling book. Many books have been written about the Holocaust, and many more will be written: what makes this book essential reading? Sisters in Sorrow gives voice to the women who cared for the sick in the all-encompassing darkness of the Nazi extermination camps. Much has been written about Nazi doctors and those who worked with them, but almost nothing has been available about those who tried to heal and to give life and hope to the victims of the Holocaust.

This book attempts to understand the survival skills and techniques used . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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