Eugene Lazowski

Eugene Lazowski born Eugeniusz Sławomir Łazowski was a Polish medical doctor who saved thousands of Polish lives during World War II, particularly by being one of two physicians who created a fake epidemic which played on German phobias about hygiene. Lazowski gained fame from an article that mischaracterized the thousands of lives saved as being Polish Jews, although Lazowski did save many Jews by clandestinely providing medicine to them which was prohibited and punishable by death.