 | Blatant Injustice: The Story of a Jewish Refugee from Nazi Germany Imprisoned in Britain and Canada during World War II Subjects: Igersheimer Walter W; World War 1939-1945 -- Concentration camps -- Québec (Province); Refugees Jewish -- Canada -- Biography; World War 1939-1945 -- Refugees -- Biography; Grossly unsanitary living conditions, cruel and abusive treatment by camp officials, the withholding of medical treatment - these were common experiences for refugees imprisoned at internment camps in Britain and Canada. Walter Igersheimer's memoir exposes this bleak period in the British and Canadian war record. Igersheimer Walter W. : Walter W. Igersheimer was a distinguished clinical professor of psychiatry at Yale who undertook pioneering work in group therapy. He lives in Corvallis, Oregon. Ian Darragh is an editor and writer whose work has been published in National Geographic, Pl A refugee from Nazi Germany, Walter W. Igersheimer (1917-2012) survived internment camps in Britain and Canada. After studying at St. Mary's Hospital Medical School (London) and Tufts University, he became a distinguished clinical professor of psychiatry at Yale University noted for his pioneering work in group therapy. Ian Darragh is a former editor-in-chief of Canadian Geographic magazine. His writing has been published in National Geographic and Spacing magazines. |
