The Holocaust in Latvia: Author Linda Kinstler on her family’s role and collective memory
By France24
13 June 2022 |
10:22 am
Journalist and author Linda Kinstler's new book, "Come to This Court and Cry: How the Holocaust Ends", combines a deeply personal family history during World War II with the universal themes of collective memory, justice and national identity. The topics are all the more relevant as Europe grapples with its worst land war in decades. She joined us on Perspective to tell us more.
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