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Syndrome K: The Hoax Disease that Saved Jews in Nazi-Occupied Rome
TLDR During the Nazi occupation of Rome, doctors at a Catholic hospital in the city's Jewish Quarter created a hoax disease called Syndrome K to protect Jews seeking refuge. This disease scared off German officials and prevented them from inspecting the hospital, ultimately saving numerous Jewish lives.
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During the German occupation of Rome in 1943, an outbreak of Syndrome K in a Roman hospital was so severe that even the Gestapo feared to enter.
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In 1943, Italy was divided between the Allies in the south and the Germans in the north, with Rome and Naples serving as the dividing line.
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After enacting anti-Semitic laws in 1938, Italy provided better conditions for Jews compared to German-occupied areas, but after the collapse of the Italian government in July 1943, Jews in the north were not protected when the Germans entered Italy.
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During the Nazi occupation of Italy, a hospital in Rome's Jewish Quarter claimed that patients were suffering from a highly infectious and disfiguring disease called Syndrome K, which scared off the German officials and prevented them from inspecting the hospital.
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Syndrome K was a hoax created by doctors at a Catholic hospital in Rome's Jewish Quarter to protect Jews who had sought refuge there during the Nazi occupation.
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The doctors at Fateh Beni Fratelli Hospital in Rome's Jewish Quarter saved numerous Jews during the Nazi occupation by creating a hoax disease called Syndrome K and teaching children to cough on command to fool Nazi officials during inspections.
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