Documentation re the publication of Auschwitz in England

Identifier
WL1418
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 69973
Dates
1 Jan 1964 - 31 Jan 1973
Level of Description
Collection
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Creator(s)

  • Dering, Wladislaw Alexander

Biographical History

The book is the true account of a libel case brought in 1964 in London by Dr Wladislaw Alexander Dering, former prisoner-doctor in Auschwitz against Leon Uris, author of Exodus, and the publishers of that book, for alleged defamation of character, specifically in Uris' statement that Dering had performed 17,000 'experiments' in surgery without anaesthetic.

The jury found for the plaintiff but only awarded him the smallest coin in the realm and awarded costs to the defendants.

Acquisition

Letters/contracts "Auschwitz in England" by N. Williams, 2 folders

Donated October 2001

Donor: Denise Williams

Scope and Content

This collection consists of correspondence and contracts regarding the publication of Auschwitz in England , by Mavis M. Hill and L. Norman Williams. The collection consists primarily of correspondence and contracts re the publication of the book and issues relating toa BBC broadcast of a dramatisation of the book. In addition there is a copy transcript of the testimony of Dering during the trial (1418/146).

Conditions Governing Access

Open

Subjects

  • Medical crimes
  • Auschwitz-Birkenau (concentration and extermination camp)
  • War crimes
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