What They Didn't Burn: Uncovering My Father's Holocaust by Mel Laytner shows how difficult it is to really know a loved one, in this case a father. Laytner’s father survived the Holocaust, and while not completely silent about his experiences to his son, so many of his stories were simply part and parcel of his father’s life, that Laytner never dug deep.
With his father’s death, Laytner started to find out details though documents, interviewing witnesses, and combing through archives. The vision of his long gone father is by some measures clearer, and by others, far murkier. But his search makes for fascinating reading.
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