My Father Was a Nazi… and I Raised a Jewish Family

About this episode

Hannah shares her extraordinary journey from being the daughter of a Nazi officer to raising a Jewish family.

She grew up as the daughter of a Nazi… and had never even heard of Jews. In this powerful and emotional episode, Morah Tziri sits down with Hannah, an 89-year-old woman whose story is almost impossible to believe. Born in Germany during World War II to a Nazi officer, Hannah grew up in a home filled with fear, silence, and pain. She had no idea that Jews even existed… until she was 17 years old. What happened next changed the course of her life forever. Hannah shares: What her childhood...

People in this episode

Host: Morah Tziri

Guest: Hannah

Topics covered

• family history
• identity
• World War II
• Jewish culture
• personal transformation

Keywords

• Nazi
• Jewish family
• World War II
• Hannah
• Morah Tziri
• identity
• Germany

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Nazi

Places: Germany

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