Deadly Medicine:
Creating the Master Race
Ruldolf Hess called it “applied biology” – we call it the Holocaust. How was it that some of Germany’s most respected physicians laid the “scientific” foundation for racism, nationalism, and ultimately genocide? Bloomfield discusses Deadly Medicine, the Museum’s groundbreaking special exhibition, which examines Nazism’s roots in biology and genetics.
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About the Presenter
Sara J. Bloomfield (WCAS72), director, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Sara J. Bloomfield joined the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in the project’s infancy in 1986 and served in a variety of positions before becoming director in 1999. Under her leadership, the Museum created the National Institute for Holocaust Education, established its Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies and launched its Committee on Conscience, which addresses contemporary genocide. Bloomfield oversees this $60 million public-private partnership, whose educational programs are funded with private support. She has led several major negotiations on behalf of the Museum and has become a valued adviser to institutions around the world, including the Ground Zero Memorial and The Museum of Freedom, both to be built on the World Trade Center site.
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