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Journalist and columnist Yehuda Lev reported on the trial of Holocaust perpetrator Adolph Eichmann for WFMT. Here, he joins Studs to discuss the aftermath of the trial and the importance of covering such issues.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations
Discussing the book "Degenerate Art: the Fate of the Avant-Garde in Nazi Germany," (published by H. N. Abrams) with the author and editor Stephanie Barron.
"War Times"
Discussing the book "Is Paris burning?" and interviewing the authors Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre.
Co-author of Guernica: The Crucible of World War II*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations
Through an interpreter, Madame Ida Kaminska discusses her role in the film "The Shop on Main Street." Both her mother and father were actors, too. Madame Kaminska explains she comes from a family of actors from 100 years ago.
Discussing the book, "Wanted: The Search for Nazis in America," and interviewing its author Howard Blum.
Horst Voight reflects on the bad job he believes teachers are doing by solely glossing over current history and only saying, "Hitler was a bad man". Voight believed those over 18 know they lost the war and they must pay the price for their fathers' involvement and mistakes of the war. Voight concluded with his love of journalism and how he hopes to be a great reporter, by getting both sides of every story.
Horst Voight was only eight months old when his father died. Voight looked into and studied letters that his father had written because he wanted to understand how his father could be a soldier and align himself with Adolf Hitler.
Studs interview with Hildegard Knef, actress and writer. They discuss her life in Nazi Germany during the war and her experience as an actress when she came to America. Studs and Hildegard read together from her book, "The Gift Horse." Knef describes her family, Nazi Germany, survival, and her experience as a German in American post WWII. Her husband, David Anthony Palastanga, also reads an excerpt from her book.