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Germany’s Traumatized Kriegskinder Speak Out

The New Yorker Radio Hour

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David Remnick: My parents are both what you call Kriegskindeis, that means they are in an interesting spot psychologically. They were very young children during the war and they carry the guilt of the war within them. At the same time, they are not responsible for anything. This is kind of your in between two... There is no question of agency.

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