At 38, Jennifer Tighe, the daughter of a German mother and a Nigerian father, discovers that she is the granddaughter of a Nazi criminal. Millions of people know the story of the brutal concentration camp commandant from “Schindler’s List.” A sadist who loved to shoot Jews from the balcony of a villa for fun. How can Jennifer, who studied and lived for several years in Israel, now look into the eyes of her friends, knowing that each of them had one of their relatives who died in Nazi concentration camps, perhaps in Plaszow itself? How can she cope with the feeling of guilt for the crimes committed by her grandfather? Jennifer Tighe rethinks her childhood and youth, explores her family past, and finds the answers she desperately needs.

FeaturesUnique photos from the author’s personal archive, as well as from the archives of the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum.

Who is this book for? This book is for those interested in the history of the Second World War, National Socialism and post-war Germany, as well as for those who would like to find starting points for thinking about feelings of guilt and shame passed on from generation to generation, and about searching for ways to overcome past traumas by both descendants of victims and descendants of perpetrators.