David G. Marwell, former director of the Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York City, is a historian who has served and led a number of government and nonprofit institutions. He lives in University Park, Maryland, with his wife, Judith.
"""It must be the most thorough-going account of Mengele's life available to date, a calm and professional read, but one that inevitably makes you want to look away."" -- The Spectator ""What specifically distinguishes Marwell’s account from previous studies concerns his personal involvement in the Justice Department’s Office of Special Investigations (O.S.I.) and the search for and identification of Mengele."" -- The International New York Times ""Gripping… sober and meticulous."" -- David Margolick - The Wall Street Journal ""Marwell’s life has much new to tell us, both about Mengele himself and, more significant, about the social and scientific milieu that allowed him to flourish."" -- Adam Gopnik - The New Yorker ""Compelling... At once a compact biography of the notorious war criminal, a detailed account of Mengele’s flight to South America, and an absorbing narrative of the quest to bring him to justice."" -- Patricia Heberer Rice - Science"