The Karol Markowicz Show: Jonathan Hammel on The Jewish Hospital, Holocaust History & the Future of AI

On this episode of The Karol Markowicz Show, Karol sits down with Jonathan Hammel—physician, novelist, composer, and host of the Blood Flow podcast—to discuss his powerful new novel, The Jewish Hospital. Inspired by the real-life experiences of Hamill's grandmother, who served as a nurse in Berlin's Jewish Hospital during World War II, the conversation explores one of history's lesser-known stories: how a Jewish hospital continued operating in Nazi Berlin while doctors, nurses, and patients lived under constant threat of deportation. Jonathan explains how years of research, family interviews, and historical records shaped the novel, while also examining the difficult ethical questions medical professionals faced under unimaginable circumstances. He also discusses why the book is being taught in medical bioethics programs, what modern healthcare can learn from history, and why he believes authentic human creativity will remain essential—even in the age of artificial intelligence.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.