Book & Author: The Nazi’s Granddaughter: How I Discovered My Grandfather Was a War Criminal
Sunday, January 9, 3:30 pm (CST)
Against her grandmother’s wishes, award-winning author Silvia Foti made a promise to her mother on her deathbed to write a book about her grandfather, Jonas Noreika, a famous World War II hero. Foti had no idea that her seemingly simple promise would uncover dark family secrets.
Foti’s discoveries would bring her to a personal crisis, challenge her Catholic faith, unearth Holocaust denial, and expose an official cover-up by the Lithuanian government.
Foti’s twenty-year investigation resulted in her latest book, The Nazi’s Granddaughter: How I Discovered My Grandfather Was a War Criminal, which reshaped her family and exposed an official cover-up by the Lithuanian government in the process. Foti’s discovery has undone a national narrative in Lithuania which converted Holocaust villains like Silvia’s grandfather into war heroes.
Join us in conversation with Foti as she shares how writing this book shaped her identity, her family’s past, and European countries’ denial of their role in the Holocaust among other key topics in the book.
Reservations are required. Members must sign in to take advantage of their member discount.
***Masks are required, social distance guidelines will be observed, and seating is limited at this on-site program.***
Non-Members (On-Site): Museum Admission; Non-Members (Virtual): $5.00
Members (On-Site & Virtual): Free