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Episode 35: Dr. Bernd Wollschlaeger "My Nazi Father & Jewish Soul"
FromJUDAISM DEMYSTIFIED | A Guide for Today's Perplexed: Confronting the Challenges of This Generation
Episode 35: Dr. Bernd Wollschlaeger "My Nazi Father & Jewish Soul"
FromJUDAISM DEMYSTIFIED | A Guide for Today's Perplexed: Confronting the Challenges of This Generation
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97 minutes
Released:
Dec 23, 2022
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Podcast episode
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As a teenager, Bernd Wollschlaeger uncovered a very dark secret about his family: that his father was a decorated, high-ranking Nazi who was very proud of his role as a tank commander in Hitler’s army and played a part in the mass murder of innocent people, including children. This discovery, coupled with the murder of Jewish athletes by Palestinian terrorists at the Olympic games in Munich, led Bernd to study history and question everything he was taught. Dr. Wollschlaeger tells us what compelled him to connect to and work for holocaust survivors in Germany, convert to Judaism, make aliyah, join the IDF, marry a Jewish woman and eventually write a memoir, A German Life: Against All Odds Change Is Possible, and how he explained his journey to his own children. As a successful doctor, proud American citizen and Zionist, he dedicates his time to speaking about the dangers of antisemitism in the modern age and repenting for the sins of his father. His unlikely story is one of inspiration in a time when we really need to hear it.
Released:
Dec 23, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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