Growing Up in the Shadow of the Holocaust -- Holocaust Living History Workshop

Since the defeat of the Nazis in WWII, Germans have been forced to confront their “unmasterable past.” What was it like to grow up in a divided country burdened with the legacy of genocide? How does one deal with the knowledge of one’s people’s complicity in mass murder, and how does this knowledge affect one’s identity? Primary witnesses of both German and Jewish backgrounds explore answers to these questions. Panelists include Frank Biess, Deborah Hertz, Margrit Frolich and Brian Schottlaender of UC San Diego. [5/2015] [Show ID: 29486]

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[George-iesi]

Thank for great documentary.
The thoughts that I have to (digress from the topic slightly) is that because Germany first attacked The Netherlands and particularly destroyed my city Den Hague. It has completely changed my life. I was born in 1953 and as Den Hague was not able to rebuild its ruins, my family had to emigrate. This caused us much pain and suffering as we left all our family behind. While I enjoy my life here in NZ a lot of my culture and family ties were severed. There has always been in me a missing sense of longing for my family and not really belonging to the society that I now live in. I can't help it but I still have a strong dislike for Germany. But not Germany people as I have easily made friends with some.
I hate war and what it does to people I haven't suffered physically but I have suffered the effects of war from my family.