1050 PAUL ROSENSTEIN (1875-1964) THE DISRUPTED BIOGRAPHY OF A UROLOGIST BETWEEN GERMANY AND BRAZIL - NEW RESULTS FROM THE GERMAN RESEARCH PROJECT

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You have accessJournal of UrologyMale Voiding Dysfunction (BPH & Incontinence) & Infection1 Apr 20121050 PAUL ROSENSTEIN (1875-1964) THE DISRUPTED BIOGRAPHY OF A UROLOGIST BETWEEN GERMANY AND BRAZIL - NEW RESULTS FROM THE GERMAN RESEARCH PROJECT Friedrich Moll, Matthis C. Krischel, and Heiner Fangerau Friedrich MollFriedrich Moll Cologne, Germany More articles by this author , Matthis C. KrischelMatthis C. Krischel Ulm, Germany More articles by this author , and Heiner FangerauHeiner Fangerau Ulm, Germany More articles by this author View All Author Informationhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.juro.2012.02.1155AboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints ShareFacebookTwitterLinked InEmail INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES The name of Paul Rosenstein is well established in the field of urology. His biography serves as an example of the fate of Jewish physicians in the first half of the twentieth century in an area of conflict between the development of urology as a specialty at greater urban hospitals, professional achievements as a surgeon and scientist, drastic breaks during Nazi era and escape from Nazi terror via New York to Brazil. In the early 1930s, urology was more heavily represented by Jewish physicians than most other fields of German medicine. When Nazi race laws were instated in 1933, all Jewish public servants, including university professors, were forced to leave their positions. Paul Rosenstein, who lost his adjunct professorship at Berlin university, exemplifies many fine scholars and physicians expelled at that time. When in 1935 the Reich Citizenship Law was passed, Rosenstein, like many of his colleagues, was deprived of his basic civil rights. In 1936, Jews were banned from practicing law and medicine, effectively preventing them from exerting any influence in education, politics, higher education and industry. Fortunately, as head of the surgical department of the Berlin Jewish Hospital, Rosenstein could still earn his livelihood until November 1938. Rosenstein eventually emigrated to Brazil (Rio de Janeiro) in 1940 via the New York, a process in which he encountered many difficulties. METHODS Time related new sources from European archives and the US with assistance of the W. P. Didusch Center for Urologic history were reviewed and analyzed in a hermeneutical manner. RESULTS While Nazi health and racial policy under the banner of Volksgesundheit claimed to improve the health and wellbeing of the nation by cleansing its impurities, one of which the Jews were perceived to be, the regime not only committed horrible atrocities like euthanasia and genocide, but also killed or forced into exile many of Germany's finest scholars and medical practitioners. Through the example of Paul Rosenstein, this brief study is intended to suggest the effect Nazi policy had on the development of the specialty of urology during that time. CONCLUSIONS This biography of Paul Rosenstein is a further contribution to the history of urology in Nazi Germany and, in a case study, describes the effect that Nazi policies had on the community of medical practitioners. © 2012 by American Urological Association Education and Research, Inc.FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Volume 187Issue 4SApril 2012Page: e425-e426 Advertisement Copyright & Permissions© 2012 by American Urological Association Education and Research, Inc.MetricsAuthor Information Friedrich Moll Cologne, Germany More articles by this author Matthis C. Krischel Ulm, Germany More articles by this author Heiner Fangerau Ulm, Germany More articles by this author Expand All Advertisement Advertisement PDF downloadLoading ...