Ruth Elias

Ruth Elias (1922-2008) was a Jewish woman who was sent to Auschwitz, where she and her unborn child were experimented upon by Dr. Josef Mengele. For decades after the Holocaust, she spoke of her experiences and of her solidarity with other women prisoners.

Ruth Elias (1922-2008) was a Jewish woman who was sent to Auschwitz, where she and her unborn child were experimented upon by Dr. Josef Mengele. For decades after the Holocaust, she spoke of her experiences and of her solidarity with other women prisoners. See less