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My Tainted Blood

"Professor of German literature recounts surviving the Nazis and postwar racism. The half-Jewish teenager forages to feed family and friends. Adventures in school, sports, music, cooking, romance, and intrigue, involving German, Russian, and African American soldiers, tell the multifaceted story of the German Jews and their unrequited love of Germany"—Provided by publisher.

Audience
adult
Length
long · 400 pages

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