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Book Review: Reclaiming family property and finding Nazi treasures

Book Review: Reclaiming family property and finding Nazi treasures   June 4, 2021 I dont usually do book reviews, I really dont have time. But this book, "Plunder: A Memoir of Family Property and Nazi Treasure," by Menachem Kaiser, was "not-put-downable." As Kaiser wrote in his book (the last sentence actually) "Oh my god ..." is my thought of this book!  By that I mean, this book is remarkable. I love the way it was written. At first I was a little overwhelmed by his detailed writing - how h...
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New books: 3rd-generation Holocaust survivors grapple with trauma and silence – J.

The writings of the grandchildren of Holocaust survivors frequently convey not only the pain their grandparents endured but also the reverberations of trauma in their families. If there is a pattern in these books, it is often the desire to restore a narrative interrupted by untold stories and geographical dislocation. Two new memoirs record grandchildren’s attempts to grapple with difficult family histories that were shrouded in silence. Emanuel (Manu) Rosen, the author of “If Anyone Call...
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Daily Kickoff: The race to replace Rep. Deb Haaland in New Mexico + The latest on California's proposed ethnic studies curriculum

,” by director Tomer Shushan, was nominated yesterday for the Academy Award for live action short film. Sacha Baron-Cohen picked up two nominations, for his role in “The Trial of the Chicago 7” and for the adapted screenplay for “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm.” The Academy Awards ceremony is slated for April 25. Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) told reporters yesterday that he is still undecided on Colin Kahl’s nomination to be the top Pentagon policy official. The lobbying group Christians Uni...
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A Quest to Reclaim a Family Home Unearths a Past Buried by the Holocaust

A Quest to Reclaim a Family Home Unearths a Past Buried by the Holocaust Jewish residents of Sosnowiec, Poland, being deported during World War II. In “Plunder,” Menachem Kaiser returns to the town to try to reclaim an apartment building his grandparents owned there before the war.Credit...Yad Vashem Buy Book ▾ By Josh Tyrangiel By Menachem Kaiser My grandparents were Jews from Poland who survived the camps, moved to Los Angeles and ignored each other for the next 60 years. My grandmother...
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Author Interview - Menachem Kaiser, author of Plunder

To celebrate Memoir March, we spoke to the authors of this spring’s most exciting memoirs about their research processes, writing roadblocks and biggest fears as they put their personal stories out into the world. Menachem Kaiser shares some of the joys and difficulties behind his book, Plunder, about his journey deep into the shadowy realm of Nazi treasure hunters. What do you love most about your book? How it embraces uncertainty. The story I recount in Plunder—namely, my quest to recl...
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