Written in two volumes in English, Victor Klemperer’s I Will Bear Witness: A Diary of the Nazi Years (1933 - 1941) captures the slow yet terrifying descent into Nazi dictatorship in Germany from 1933 through 1941.
Fascinating story. However, not unique. My close friend from high school had parents who were "mixed". Max and Helga were sent to Dachau in '34 where they stayed until given the opportunity to flee to Highland Park, Illinois. Dennis, my friend, gravitated to me (as you probably know I am a mutt).
I am looking forward to your commentary on Volume 2.
I think what makes Klemperer unique is that he captures the descent into Nazism so precisely, and then he wrote more after the fall of the Nazis (he experienced so many "Germanies"). It's a rich historical document, and I look forward to sharing the second half (1942 - 1945) with all of you.
Fascinating story. However, not unique. My close friend from high school had parents who were "mixed". Max and Helga were sent to Dachau in '34 where they stayed until given the opportunity to flee to Highland Park, Illinois. Dennis, my friend, gravitated to me (as you probably know I am a mutt).
I am looking forward to your commentary on Volume 2.
I think what makes Klemperer unique is that he captures the descent into Nazism so precisely, and then he wrote more after the fall of the Nazis (he experienced so many "Germanies"). It's a rich historical document, and I look forward to sharing the second half (1942 - 1945) with all of you.