A Jewish assassin, a boxer and Kristallnacht: Champion

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Historical Fiction

History Hit

30 episodes

9 months ago

In History Hit's Historical Fiction podcast, authors of newly published novels talk about their work, historians and writers discuss how great historical figures are depicted in fiction, and commentators explore contemporary concerns about "fake news" and "post-truth".

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A Jewish assassin, a boxer and Kristallnacht: Champion

Historical Fiction

29 minutes 7 seconds

5 years ago

A Jewish assassin, a boxer and Kristallnacht: Champion

On 7 November 1938, 17-year old Polish Jew Herschel Grynszpan shot a Nazi official dead at the German embassy in Paris. The repercussions triggered a calamity which has been called the opening act of the Holocaust. In the novel Champion, Grynszpan's life is intertwined with that of German boxer, Max Schmeling, a poster boy of the Nazis. Rob Weinberg talks to author Stephen Deutsch about Champion, a gripping tale of two lives, which reaches a climax during Kristallsnacht.

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