By 1933 , Guttmann was considered the top neurosurgeon in Germany . With the arrival of the Nazis in power , Jews were banned from practising medicine professionally and he was allowed to work only at the Jewish Hospital in Breslau , where he became director of the hospital . Following the violent attacks on Jewish people and properties during '' Kristallnacht '' on 9 November 1938 , Guttmann ordered his staff to admit anyone without question . The following day he justified his decision on a case-by-case basis with the '' Gestapo '' . Out of 64 admissions , 60 patients were saved from arrest and deportation to concentration camps
Kristallnacht
Kristallnacht
Ludwig Guttmann