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327 - Josef Mengele: Nazi Angel of Death (Happy Holidays)

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Mengele and Molison's Relationships

For the next four semesters, Mengele would study under Molison and others. His hours with Molison were fully two-thirds of his courses. Soon after the Nazis assumed power, Molison proposed that the anthropological collection that belonged to the Institute be organized into an exhibition on racial science. Given Molison's preoccupation with the exhibition and Mengele's devotion to the subject, it seems more than likely that Mengele played a role in helping to plan and execute it. I feel like Molison was the, uh, popa team to his Darth Vader. Awesome.

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