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Mar 3, 2019 · This new and unfamiliar disease – whose name evoked Koch Syndrome (tuberculosis) – was a strong deterrent to the occupying Nazi soldiers who carried out routine searches of the hospital for Jews, partisans and anti-fascists.
When the Nazi’s came to search the hospital, they were warned about the highly contagious neurological illness, known as Syndrome K, whose symptoms included convulsions and paralysis and could lead to disfiguration and ultimately death. The plan worked and the soldiers dared not enter the building.
Aug 15, 2017 · Called Syndrome K, the disease resulted in zero fatalities, and instead saved dozens of Jewish lives. Although highly feared, Syndrome K was actually nothing to worry about, as it was not a real disease at all.
The hospital is known for having sheltered Jews during the Holocaust by diagnosing them with a fictitious disease called "Syndrome K".
Jul 6, 2021 · A fake cough that managed to save the lives of at least 20 Italian Jews. After the German occupation of Rome in September of 1943, Roman Jews faced deathly persecution — 8,564 Italian Jews were deported to concentration camps during the nearly two-year Nazi occupation.
Mar 29, 2017 · As thousands of Jews in Nazi-occupied Italy were being sent to concentration camps in the fall of 1943, a group of dissident doctors figured out a way to save dozens of lives: Fabricate a disease...
Jul 8, 2016 · An Italian doctor explains “Syndrome K,” the fake disease he invented to save Jews from the Nazis “K” for German commander Kesselring, then overseeing the occupation of Rome. Image : AP
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 a...
Aug 9, 2022 · Working jointly with anti-fascist activist Dr. Adriano Ossicini, Dr. Borromeo and others came up with an ingenious plan to conceal Jews in the hospital by claiming they had “Syndrome K,” a...
Aug 15, 2022 · As new documentary Syndrome K reveals, a group of Italian Catholic doctors weaponized this idea and turned it against the Reich, inventing a fake disease and saving many Roman Jews from...
