Born Guilty

This was an absolutely amazing and eye-opening book. Basically, the author (a Jew) intereviewed many now-adult children of Nazi parents, or in one case grandparents. Each story is different, each person showing different emotions toward their parents and the events. Most of them were born after the......more

WOW! Ich hab dieses Buch durch Zufall am Flohmarkt gefunden. Ich habe bis jetzt viel Literatur von Jüd:innen gelesen aber nie aus der Sicht der Nazi Kinder. Das Buch besteht aus verschiedenen Interviews und es ist alles dabei von Kinder, die ihre Eltern in Schutz nehmen bis zu jenen, die den Kontakt......more

I read this book as an author looking for inspiration for a character who is the son of an official in an oppressive government. I'm also a history enthusiast with a special interest in WWII and the aftermath it left in Germany, Austria, Poland, etc. Born Guilty was simultaneously different from any......more

It is interesting reading about the anecdotes of children of Nazi facing the moral dilemma of having parents who possibly committed war crimes, but I wish there’s a conclusive ending or at least some insight provided at the ending. It’s like reading a research paper that has no thesis or conclusion.......more

Spojrzenie na wojnę i nazizm oczami dzieci katów.......more