“But didn’t you hear what Hitler was saying?” I would ask, grappling with the moral paradox of a loving grandmother who had been a Nazi. And anyway, she was focused on her own problems, on making ends meet and, once the war began, protecting her children. Advertisement Continue reading the main story“But what did you think when you started hearing the rumors about concentration camps?” I would press her. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyHow do I square the loving grandmother I knew until her death, in 2011, with this person? My grandmother heard what she wanted from a leader who promised simple answers to complicated questions.

Source: New York Times March 24, 2017 23:26 UTC