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The day the Nazis came
What the Nazis did to Germany’s Jews – and others – is something we should never, ever forget, one of those lessons that history offers us and that we should take to heart. Paul O’Connor has found an unusual, and he, says, outstanding addition to the literature available about what happened during those terrible times.…
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Telling the future who you were
This book particularly resonates with Paul O’Connor because it applies to a project he’s been involved in for quite a while, but, he says, this useful guide has a message for all of us. Reviewed by Paul T. O’Connor THE BOX OF LIFE: A GUIDE TO LIVING LIFE WITH PURPOSE AND PRESERVING WHAT MATTERS MOST.…
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Traveling the dangerous territory of family history
Paul O’Connor, a veteran newspaper journalist, finds the account Burkhard Bilger tells of his Nazi grandfather of great interest – and also finds much to like in Bilger’s dogged search for the truth. Reviewed by Paul T. O’Connor FATHERLAND: A Memoir of War, Conscience and Family Secrets. By Burkhard Bilger. Random House. 279 pages. $28.99,…