num_pages: 418
description: Documents the author's father's childhood as a Nazi SS unit's mascot, describing how the five-year-old Jewish escapee from a Nazi death squad witnessed massacres committed by his unit, his efforts to hide his Jewish faith and Nazi ties in subsequent years, and his later attempt to reclaim his identity. 25,000 first printing.
language: English
title: The Mascot: Unraveling the Mystery of My Jewish Father's Nazi Boyhood
publisher: Viking Adult