Future of Jewish

Future of Jewish

Share this post

Future of Jewish
Future of Jewish
The Good Man of Auschwitz
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More

The Good Man of Auschwitz

Your daily dose of the top videos, articles, and podcasts from the wide world of Judaism and Israel ✡️ 🇮🇱

Aug 27, 2023
∙ Paid
7

Share this post

Future of Jewish
Future of Jewish
The Good Man of Auschwitz
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More
Share

Future of Jewish is the ultimate newsletter by and for people passionate about Judaism and Israel. Subscribe to get the best of Judaism and Israel delivered to you.

Note: We are now offering a 2-for-1 bundle — both Future of Jewish and NEGEV, the world’s largest video platform exclusively for Judaism and Israel.


Already a paying subscriber? Upgrade here.

Also in today’s dispatch:

  • The story behind a massive Judaism collection (video)

  • How a Jewish UFC fighter destroyed a white nationalist (video)

  • The debate around the public transportation ban in Israel on Shabbat (video)

  • What is Israelism? (podcast)

  • A famous Jewish comedian on why most Jews don’t actually speak Hebrew (video)

  • A famous stadium’s “secret kosher kitchen” (article)

  • The Jewish entertainer who top pro athletes can't get enough of (video)


🔝 Today’s Feature Story

Not many good stories are associated with the Auschwitz concentration camp and Nazi doctors during the Holocaust, but one named Hans Münch seems like the exception.

Also known as “The Good Man of Auschwitz,” he supposedly developed many elaborate ruses to keep inmates alive, and refused to take part in the “selections” determining who would live and who would die.

As such, Münch was the only person acquitted of war crimes at the 1947 Auschwitz trial in Poland, where many former inmates testified in his favor.

Dive into this extraordinary story, and then leave us a comment with what you think about Münch:

This post is for paid subscribers

Already a paid subscriber? Sign in
© 2025 Global Jewish Future Inc.
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start writingGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture

Share

Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More