Deploying options of interpretation, liberation, and survival, esteemed literary critic Herbert Lindenberger displays at the diversified fates of his kinfolk through the Holocaust. Combining public, family members, and private list with literary, musical, and artwork feedback, One Family's Shoah indicates a brand new approach of writing cultural background.
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