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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.
Syndrome K is the true story about a highly contagious, highly fictitious disease created by three Roman Catholic doctors during the holocaust to hide Jews in a Vatican-affiliated hospital.
- (97)
- Documentary
- Stephen Edwards
- 2022-10-01
Aug 15, 2022 · Syndrome K, the documentary from composer-turned-director Stephen Edwards, reveals the hidden history of how a group of Italian doctors created a fake disease to save Roman Jews from the Nazi...
- Hospital as Safe Haven
- Nazis Steered Clear
- Two Surviving Doctors, Interviewed
- Production Values
- The Church and The Pope
Some fled to the 450-year-old Catholic-run Fatebenefratelli Hospital set on a teeny island in the middle of Rome’s Tiber River, just across from the Jewish ghetto on one side and the Vatican on the other. The Catholic hospital, under the leadership of anti-fascist Dr. Giovanni Borromeo, had a reputation as a safe haven for Jews and other anti-Fasci...
Fearful of contracting the fatal illness, the Nazis largely steered clear of the hospital in general and the “K” ward in particular, though the patients were encouraged to cough their heads off if and when the Nazis were on the premises. Dr. Adriano Ossicini, who was 96 and living in Italy when he was tracked down for this documentary, takes credit...
The film’s central subjects are the two surviving doctors Sacerdoti and Ossicini; Giovanni Borromeo’s son Pietro recounts his late father’s recollections. Other Italian Jews who lived to bear witness provide their own memories, in addition to Suzanne Brown Fleming of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, who offers commentary. Narration was provided ...
Part of the film’s problem is that in an effort to create historical backdrop and place the narrative in a broader context — the role of the pope and the church, the bonds and conflicts between Italy and Germany, the activities of the allies — the filmmakers lose their focus. Though individual sections hold interest, a lack of cohesiveness is perva...
Still, the film is worth seeing. I was especially intrigued by its discussion of the church and Pope Pius XII, who helmed the Vatican during this period. To this day, he’s a source of controversyover his silence on the treatment of the Jews. Some accuse him of being complicit with the Nazis. Others interviewed in the film, including surviving Jews,...
“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...
Aug 20, 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...
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Aug 12, 2022 · Culture. To save Jews and keep the Nazis away, these doctors invented a fake infectious disease. The new documentary “Syndrome K” looks at a great unheralded Holocaust survival story. A photo...
