Tearing the Silence On Being German in America

Brilliantly interviewed by bestselling novelist Ursula Hegi, German Americans born in Germany during and immediately following World War II speak out about the legacy of grief and shame that continues to haunt them.

Ursula Hegi is the author of The Worst Thing I've Done, Sacred Time, Hotel of the Saints, The Vision of Emma Blau, Tearing the Silence, Salt Dancers, Stones from the River, Floating in My Mother's Palm, Unearned Pleasures and Other Stories, Intrusions, and Trudi & Pia. She teaches writing at Stonybrook's Southhampton Campus and she is the recipient of more than thirty grants and awards.

Introduction	p. 13
Ursula: Tearing the Silence	p. 29
The Interviews	p. 53
Johanna: The Longing for One Leader	p. 55
Ulrich: It Is at Least My Responsibility to Be Aware	p. 73
Anneliese: I Don't Want to Know	p. 93
Karl: I'm a Chameleon	p. 105
Eva: Just Because I'm German Doesn't Mean I Am a Nazi	p. 123
Hans-Peter: It's My Heritage - Yet I Had No Say in It	p. 137
Sigrid: A Talent for Adapting	p. 147
Joachim: During Hitler's Time You Would Have Been Shot for That	p. 167
Kurt: Am I the Product of a Rape?	p. 183
Marika: I Need to Survive Again	p. 197
Heinrich: Playing in Bomb Craters	p. 217
Beate: Small Talk	p. 233
Gisela: The Making of the Beast	p. 247
Jurgen: Why Should So Many People Come and Change Our Culture?	p. 261
Katharina: When Germans and Jews Can Talk	p. 273
Conclusion	p. 287
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Tearing the Silence On Being German in America

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