In “Speer Goes to Hollywood,” the Nazi tries to get a film about his life made, without admitting his own guilt. (JTA) — Historical memory, now and forever, is an extraordinarily messy thing. Most ...
The genial architect in wire-rimmed glasses planned and designed soccer stadiums in Qatar, sweeping roadways in China and entire cities in Algeria, and in a five-decade career was described as one of ...
FRANKFURT — Albert Speer Jr., an internationally prominent architect who sought throughout his life to distance himself from the dark legacy of his father, a member of Adolf Hitler’s inner circle, ...
In the darkened auditorium, the monumental image looked familiar. But the description was not. "Rather elegant," intoned the white-haired figure at the podium. He was speaking of Adolf Hitler's Reich ...
BERLIN – Albert Speer Jr., the son of Adolf Hitler's chief architect who had his own accomplished architectural career but struggled to distance himself from his father's legacy, has died. He was 83.
In all his writings I only encountered one instance when James S. Russell lost his natural cool, notably when reviewing my book on the architecture of Albert Speer. “Gushing, swooning, sputtering ,“ ...
BERLIN — Albert Speer Jr., the son of Adolf Hitler’s chief architect who had his own accomplished architectural career but struggled to distance himself from his father’s legacy, has died. He was 83.
Albert Speer was Hitler’s most high-ranking war minister, but just how much was he complicit in Nazi atrocities? Thirty years after his death, and 16 after Gitta Sereny’s controversial biography, ...
Anti-Semitic incidents are on the rise worldwide — in the United States, there was a reported 57 percent increase in 2017. That trend is being watched with concern by Hilde Schramm, who knows ...
In this Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012 file photo Albert Speer jr. gestures during a press conference in Frankfurt, Germany. Albert Speer jr., the son of Adolf Hitler's chief architect who had his own ...