The Oppermanns

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Lion Feuchtwanger

The Oppermanns is a powerful novel that portrays the experiences of a Jewish family in Berlin during the early years of Nazi rule, offering a poignant depiction of the erosion of democracy and the rise of authoritarianism.

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Tim Miller

to understand the perspective of Jewish families in Germany during the 1930s.

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David Frum

as a perceptive novel about a German Jewish family destroyed by the rise of the Nazis.

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Peter Shamshiri

in the context of Pamela Paul's column about a 1933 novel on the Nazi rise to power.

Episode 65 -- "So Long, Pamela Paul" with Michael Hobbes and Peter Shamshiri

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Peter Shamshiri

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Adrian Daub

while discussing Pamela Paul's misinterpretation of a 1933 novel about the Nazi rise to power.

Episode 65 -- "So Long, Pamela Paul" with Michael Hobbes and Peter Shamshiri

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Daniel Ziblatt

as a gripping novel about a Jewish German family living in Berlin during the rise of Nazism.

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