Some of the eugenic research described in the exhibition has since been accepted in mainstream medicine, like the work on a genetic basis for addiction and huntingtons chorea. Creating the master race is the first major survey exhibition to present this link. A provocative exhibition about medical ethics and social responsibility. It is left to the reader to determine whether such truths are unique to a particular historical era or can serve as a template to assist our informed medical choices now and into the future. Enlisting the help of physicians and medically trained geneticists, psychiatrists and anthropologists, the. Scientists in the biomedical fields, many of them medically trained experts, played a role in legitimizing these policies and helping to implement them. Holocaust memorial museum shows a metal case with 20 glass eyes and a skin color chart. Creating the master race is made possible through the support of the david berg foundation, the blanche and irving laurie foundation, the lester robbins and sheila johnson robbins traveling and temporary exhibitions fund established in 1990, and the dorot foundation. Creating the master race lays bare the critical role german physicians, scientists, public health officials, and academic experts played in supporting and implementing the nazis murderous program of racial eugenics that culminated in the holocaust. The english scientist francis galton coined the term eugenics, meaning good birth, in 1883. The exhibition implicitly evoked the presentday appeal of biological explanations for human. This seminar will be opened by prof vasu reddy, dean of the faculty of humanities and chairperson of the tuks aids reference group and it will be chaired by pierre. Oral history interviews from the united states holocaust memorial museums deadly medicine.
Mike anderson talks with patricia herbererrice about the exhibit, deadly medicine. Driven by a racist ideology legitimized by german scientists, the nazis attempted to eliminate all of europes jews, ultimately killing six million in the holocaust. Creating the master race inspires reflection on the continuing attraction of biological utopias that promote the possibility of human perfection. I am honored to have been invited to speak in this series linked to the holocaust museums important exhibit, deadly medicine. Creating the master race showed how both eugenics and related euthanasia programs in nazi germany helped pave the road to the holocaust. United states holocaust memorial council board of trustees. Creating the master race exhibition you are invited to the first in a series of three seminars. The united states holocaust memorial museums traveling exhibition deadly medicine.
The accompanying publication to a current exhibit at the u. Creating the master race is a traveling exhibition produced by the united states holocaust memorial museum and presented at florida atlantic university in conjunction with the center for holocaust and human right education and the dorothy f. Deadly medicine in south africa ethics, humanities. When nazi racial hygiene was implemented, the categories of persons regarded as biologically threatening to the. As the head of the kaiser wilhelm institutes department for human heredity, dr. Creating the master race is a traveling exhibition produced by the united states holocaust memorial museum. Creating the master race examines how the nazi leadership, in collaboration with individuals in professions traditionally charged with healing and the public good, used. The university of dallas psychology and history departments are jointly hosting the exhibition. Creating the master race pendleton, oregon for immediate release the united states holocaust memorial museums traveling exhibition deadly medicine. Through reproductions of photographs and documents, films, and survivor testimony, it traces how the persecution of groups deemed biologically inferior led to the near annihilation of european jewry. Creating the master race this article has no abstract. Creating the master race is a traveling exhibition produced by. From 1933 to 1945, nazi germany s government led by adolf hitler promoted a nationalism that combined territorial expansion with claims of biological superiorityan aryan master raceand virulent antisemitism. Creating the master race examines how the nazi leadership, in collaboration with individuals in professions traditionally charged with healing and the public good, used science to help legitimize persecution, murder.
It also drives home the fact that deadly medicine hesitates to make distinctions between science and ideology. Creating the master race exhibition collection were transferred to the ushmm oral history branch from the museums institutional archives in april 20. Creating the master race touches on the ethical decisions made in nazi germany, as the nation strove to purify its genetic pool for a superior race. It was conceived by the holocaust memorial museum in washington, d. Maitland, fl the united states holocaust memorial museums traveling exhibition deadly medicine. Creating the master race will be on display at the central library, on the 1st floor of the rundel memorial library building, march 9, 2020 through may 30, 2020. German proponents of eugenics were part of an international phenomenon. The united states holocaust memorial museum s traveling exhibition deadly medicine. Myths often serve a protective role by providing comfort so that deeply held convictions. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library.
Rent deadly medicine creating the master race 1st edition 9780807829165 and save up to 80% on textbook rentals and 90% on used textbooks. Creating the master race, exhibition at the holocaust museum, washington, dc, october, 2004 october 16, 2005. Europe pmc is a service of the europe pmc funders group, in partnership with the european bioinformatics institute. We see a white lab coat belonging to a murderous german doctor, a pair of oven mitts used when operating an incinerator, and a wide array of calipers for racial anthropometry. Deadly medicine creating the master race 1st edition. Creating the master race is the companion volume to an exhibition of the same name at the united states.
The displays also inspire reflection on the continuing attraction of biological utopias that promote the possibility of human perfection. Deadly medicine explores the holocausts roots in thencontemporary scientific and pseudoscientific thought. Holocaust memorial museum, this glossy, oversized book reveals in stark words and chilling images the pseudoscientific atrocities of the. This program is free and open to the public, but reservations are requested at. Creating the master race shows how the nazi regime under adolf hitler aimed to change the genetic makeup of the population through measures known as racial hygiene or eugenics, and the role that scientists in the biomedical fields especially anthropologists, psychiatrists, and geneticists, these were all medically. Creating the master race the following text is the narrative of an online exhibit developed by the united states holocaust memorial museum in 2004. The following text is the narrative of an online exhibit developed by the united states. Creating the master race examines how the nazi leadership, in collaboration with individuals in professions traditionally charged with healing and the public good, used science to help legitimize persecution, murder, and ultimately, genocide. Creating the master race the nazi regime under adolf hitler aimed to change the genetic makeup of the population through measures known as racial hygiene or eugenics.
In germany, eugenics were mostly known under the synonymous term racial. Yet i find myself intimidated as i have never been before and, truth to tell, somewhat ashamed actually to be speaking publicly about this subject and in this aweinspiring place. Nazi eugenics were nazi germanys racially based social policies that placed the biological improvement of the aryan race or germanic ubermenschen master race through eugenics at the center of nazi ideology. Creating the master race amply illustrates the truths that should replace our myths regarding medicine in the third reich. Creating the master race from 1933 to 1945, hitlers nazi regime attempted to realize its vision of a biologically healthy and ethnically homogeneous population through racial hygiene programs designed to cleanse german society of those perceived to threaten its biological health. United states holocaust memorial museum exhibition deadly. The exhibit features prominent speakers and has been. Available at a lower price from other sellers that may not offer free prime. Holocaust museum showseffort to develop master race. Minimum of 2,000 square feet of exhibition space required for freestanding. It includes content provided to the pmc international archive by participating publishers. Creating the master race, exhibit at the united states holocaust. Creating the master race is coming to ud and admission will be free to the public. Creating the master race on display july 25, 2012 october 15, 2012 from 1933 to 1945, nazi germany carried out a campaign to cleanse german society of people viewed as biological threats to the nations health.
The original note authorising t4 is on display in deadly medicine amid a chilling collection of photographs, film clips, and medical paraphernalia. Dvd0332 the video chronicles how nazi leadershipin its zeal to find biological solutions to social problems worked with individuals in professions traditionally charged with healing and the public good to. From 1933 to 1945, nazi germanys government led by adolf hitler promoted a nationalism that combined territorial expansion with claims of biological superiorityan aryan master raceand virulent antisemitism. Creating the master race at parkway central library, 1901 vine street, from april 27 to july 8, 2012. From the early twentiethcentury international eugenics movements to presentday dreams of eliminating inherited disabilities through genetic manipulation, the issues remain timely. Creating the master race shows how the nazi regime aimed to change the genetic makeup of the population through measures known as racial hygiene or eugenics, and the role that scientists in the biomedical fields played in legitimizing these policies. In lieu of an abstract, here is a brief excerpt of the content. Philadelphia april 27, 2012the free library of philadelphia is pleased to host the united states holocaust memorial museums traveling exhibition deadly medicine. Creating the master race now running until october 16, 2005 at the us holocaust memorial museum in. Deadly medicine creating the master race project director, susan bachrach. It is particularly unsettling that the science that contributed most to what the books subtitle calls creating the master race is genetics. Deadly medicine is an exhibit of the united states holocaust memorial museum. Creating the master race an exhibition at the united states holocaust memorial museum. As the head of the kaiser wilhelm institute s department for human heredity, dr.
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