Jonathan Ham­mel is a Paris-based physi­cian and nov­el­ist whose debut, Stéthos & Cie, won the Hip­pocrates Book Prize. The Jew­ish Hos­pi­tal was inspired by the wartime expe­ri­ences of his grand­moth­er, who served as a nurse at the insti­tu­tion dur­ing the Sec­ond World War. Draw­ing on years of research, fam­i­ly tes­ti­mo­ny, and vis­its to the hos­pi­tal in Berlin, Ham­mel brings to life a lit­tle-known chap­ter of his­to­ry with emo­tion­al pre­ci­sion and depth. In addi­tion to his med­ical work, Ham­mel is a pianist, com­pos­er, and host of the Blood­flow pod­cast, where he inter­views lead­ing cre­ators and per­form­ers from around the world.