Papalas John A, Tahirović Husref
Duke University Medical Center, Department of Pathology, Durham, North Carolina, USA.
Department of Medical Sciences, Academy of Sciences and Arts of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Acta Med Acad. 2016 Nov;45(2):171-174. doi: 10.5644/ama2006-124.175.
This study aims to present evidence of censorship during World War II by the Independent State of Croatia of one of its public health officials, Dr. Stanko Sielski who was a physician trained in epidemiology and public health. During World War II, he directed the Institute for Combating Endemic Syphilis in the Bosnian town Banja Luka. The staff under his direction consisted solely of Jewish physicians. We analyzed two groups of envelopes either sent by or to Dr. Stanko Sielski during the War and found evidence of censorship only in communications with a Jewish physician dated towards the end of the War. Dr. Stanko Sielski would be posthumously recognized for his efforts to shield his Jewish colleagues.
The newly available, but still limited data, which we present indicates efforts to censor Dr. Stanko Sielski's postal communications towards the War's end. The censors targeted specifically Dr. Stanko Sielski's correspondences with the Jewish physicians he was protecting. This material highlights the many challenges his public health service experienced during the time of armed conflict.
本研究旨在呈现二战期间克罗地亚独立国对其一名公共卫生官员斯坦科·西尔斯基博士进行审查的证据，他是一名接受过流行病学和公共卫生培训的医生。二战期间，他在波斯尼亚城镇巴尼亚卢卡领导抗击地方性梅毒研究所。在他领导下的工作人员全是犹太医生。我们分析了两组在战争期间由斯坦科·西尔斯基博士寄出或寄给他的信封，仅在与一名犹太医生在战争末期的通信中发现了审查的证据。斯坦科·西尔斯基博士因其保护犹太同事的努力而在死后得到认可。
我们提供的这些新可得但仍有限的数据表明，在战争末期有人试图审查斯坦科·西尔斯基博士的邮政通信。审查人员专门针对斯坦科·西尔斯基博士与他所保护的犹太医生之间的通信。这些材料凸显了他的公共卫生服务在武装冲突时期所经历的诸多挑战。
