German Family History in the Shadows of the Holocaust: Taking Your Father to a Nazi Camp
(Room Deer Valley)
03 Jul 19
3:00 PM
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4:15 PM
A personal look at the effects of the Holocaust and war memories in German society after 1945, especially as they are passed on intergenerationally in German families. We hear about the author’s father who was drafted into the German army at age 17 and ended up in the vicinity of a Jewish slave labor camp in Poland. More general themes about German society are also addressed. The talk concludes with brief remarks on the value of dialogue between the communities affected by historical trauma due to violent, state-sponsored ideologies. For more information, please see: nau.edu/martin-springer/staff/about-the-director.