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* the Nazi mass murder of the Jews of Tykocin, a former shtetl in Poland

****** 2,500 Jews comprised 50% of the population of the Polish village Tykocin on August 25, 1941. Until that day they were a vibrant shtetl community full of the joy and learning of Polish Jewry. Two days later they were gone. ****** ****** The Nazis first had Polish Christians dig large pits in a quiet [...]

* the Nazi mass murder of the Jews of Tykocin

2,500 Jews comprised 50% of the population of the Polish village Tykocin on August 25, 1941. Until that day they were a vibrant shtetl community full of the joy and learning of Polish Jewry. Two days later they were gone. … Continue reading →

* my novel-in-progress receives invaluable assistance from 3 Munich historians & archivists

I come asking uncomfortable questions, all of which are crucial to my novel-in-progress dealing with the Nazi years in Germany and Poland … Why did so many Germans support Hitler? What did Cardinal Faulhaber think when he retreated from his … Continue reading →

visiting Courtroom 600 in Nuremberg

Courtroom 600 in Nuremberg is one of the major focal points of my novel-in-progress. We have seen many of the movies that were set there. I have read the transcripts and several book length accounts of the trial of the major Nazi war criminals in 1945-46.

But actually being there … sensing the presence of prosecutor Jackson, Judge Biddle, and defendants Goring, Streicher, Shacht, Speer and the others … that was a whole different experience. I could even feel the presence of my fictional defendant Berthold Becker, sitting in the defendant’s dock, expecting a death sentence.

see photos at ... http://lewweinsteinauthorblog.com/201...

* Courtroom 600 … the site of the 1945-46 Nuremberg War Crimes Trials

Courtroom 600 in Nuremberg is one of the major focal points of my novel-in-progress. We have seen many of the movies that were set there. I have read the transcripts and several book length accounts of the trial of the … Continue reading →

* my novel-in-progress receives invaluable assistance from 3 Munich historians & archivists

I come asking uncomfortable questions, all of which are crucial to my novel-in-progress dealing with the Nazi years in Germany and Poland … Why did so many Germans support Hitler? What did Cardinal Faulhaber think when he retreated from his early positions opposing Hitler’s antisemitic programs? Did the German population realize what was happening at [...]

Hitler's 1923 march

Today we followed the route of Hitler's march in his failed 1923 putsch attempt ... http://lewweinsteinauthorblog.com/201...

* today we followed the 2.5 km route of Hitler’s march through central Munich in the failed 1923 beer hall putsch

In 1923, in Munich, Adolf Hitler led a putsch (coup d’etat) attempt to take over both the Bavarian state government and the national Reich government of Germany. Shortly after noon on November 9, 1923, about 2,000 rag tag troops set off from the now demolished Burgerbraukeller beer hall. They marched to the Ludwigsbrucke bridge, where [...]

* today we followed the 2.5 km route of Hitler’s march in the failed 1923 beer hall putsch

In 1923, in Munich, Adolf Hitler led a putsch (coup d’etat) attempt to take over both the Bavarian state government and the national Reich government of Germany. Shortly after noon on November 9, 1923, about 2,000 rag tag troops set … Continue reading →

Two new posts from Munich

Scouting out settings at the University of Munich ... http://lewweinsteinauthorblog.com/201... ... and Sophie Scholl - almost 70 years after she was executed is still a major presence at the Univeristy of Munich ... http://lewweinsteinauthorblog.com/201...