My Grandfather Would Have Shot me : : a Black Woman Discovers her Family's Nazi Past

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Call Number: 929.209 Te
On Shelf At: Downtown Library

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"Originally published under the title Amon : mein Grossvater hätte mich erschossen"--Title page verso.
Prologue: The discovery -- Me, granddaughter of a mass murderer -- Master of the Płaszów Concentration Camp : my grandfather Amon Goeth -- The commandant's lover : my grandmother Ruth Irene Kalder -- Living with the dead : my mother Monika Goeth -- The victim's grandchildren : my friends in Israel -- Flowers in Krakow -- Further resources: Books, films and online.
"The memoir of a German-Nigerian woman who learns that her grandfather was the brutal Nazi commandant depicted in Schindler's List, Amon Goeth"--Provided by publisher.

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Unimaginable submitted by sdunav on July 15, 2016, 11:10am Imagine browsing a bookstore, and seeing a picture of your biological mother (you were adopted as a child, but still had sporadic contact with your bio. mother and grandmother) - and learning that your mother's father was a sadistic murderer responsible for the death of thousands of Jews.

Very sad submitted by cbrewster on July 6, 2018, 1:58am A very interesting book about a woman's journey to deal with her ancestry. She to come to terms that her biological father as one of the worst Nazis involved in the Holocaust. She knows that if her grandfather would kill her for being part black. She is extremely affected by this new knowledge of her grandfather, even falling into a depression.

What a story! submitted by delaflynn on August 19, 2021, 8:09pm Fascinating life story. The information that the author uncovers about her ancestry was disturbing to say the least! Interesting to learn how someone was able to deal with being a descendant of a brutal Nazi and realising that she would have been one of his victims if she had been alive when he was murdering people.