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John Gronner, son of the Jewish owners of a prominent clothing store in the small German town of Ilmenau, devoted his life to reclaiming the property and good name ofhis forebears after the Nazi Holocaust. Having achieved economic success and social prominence by 1930, the Gronner clan was soon thereafter shunned by neighbors and subjected to economic boycott. Aryan laws forced them to relinquish their business. Deportation and execution followed. Still, the Nazis' aim of obliterating this Jewish family from Ilmenau's history was foiled by the sheer determination of the surviving son, who made it his life's mission to right a grievous hate crime, and to establish his own legacy as an advocate against silence in the face of bigotry.

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A fascinating saga so well-written. I so hope this book is read by thousands of people for what it says about the human spirit and the insistence on justice. --Joseph Berger, acclaimed journalist and author of Displaced Persons and The Pious Ones An excellent piece of work--extremely well-written, vivid, detailed, meticulously researched, and above all valuable to anyone whois interested in this wrenching period of history. --David Laskin, award winning author of The Family

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