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What set out to be an 8,000-word story for the New York Times about how six members of his family died in the Holocaust turned into a book about Daniel Mendelsohn "schlepping" all over the world to find out who six of his family members were and not how they died.
Mendelsohn this week shared the story of his book and the journey he took to write it to an audience at Southern Connecticut State University Student Center Theater that included students, faculty and members of the community.See the full content of this document
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Holocaust Journey 'Finds' Kin
"The book is not at all about the Holocaust," Mendelsohn said. "It's about how the Holocaust touches lives even now--and how I schl...
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