Grandson of Holocaust survivors to meet grandson of top Nazi officer
“It’s going to be edifying for both of us,” said Kai Höss, grandson of the Auschwitz death camp’s commandant. When he was in ...
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The real Auschwitz commandant — and Yiddish resistance song — behind ‘The Zone of Interest’
How Rudolf Höss, his family and music by a former JTA correspondent factor into the film. (JTA) – “The Zone of Interest” is not like other Holocaust movies. Directed by British Jewish ...
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‘The Commandant’s Shadow’ tells the true Holocaust story behind ‘The Zone of Interest’
A new documentary exploring what the real-life children of Rudolf Höss knew, and when, is hitting theaters. (JTA) — In “The Zone of Interest,” the Oscar-winning drama about life adjacent to ...
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Orders and Initiatives
In his memoirs, Rudolf Höss wrote of the murders that took place that spring of 1942: "It was most important that the whole business of arriving and undressing should take place in an atmosphere ...