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Heart and Soul: Kai Höss - My grandfather the Commandant of Auschwitz

Heart and Soul: Kai Höss - My grandfather the Commandant of Auschwitz

Update: 2025-03-28
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In a cinema in south-west Germany, an audience is gathered to watch an Oscar-winning film, The Zone of Interest, about the life of Rudolf Höss, commandant of Auschwitz. Those present comprise Jewish people from around the world, and the special guest is Rudolf’s grandson, Kai.The topic was rarely visited during Kai's childhood. It was only after a school history lesson that he began to comprehend Rudolf’s role as head of the largest mass murder site in history.
Journalist Shiroma Silva talks to Pastor Kai Höss as he seeks to disabuse congregations of the thinking that has all too often blamed Jewish people for all the world’s ills, and describes himself as a Gentile who has been saved by Jewish leaders.

**This content was edited on 02/04/2025**

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Heart and Soul: Kai Höss - My grandfather the Commandant of Auschwitz

Heart and Soul: Kai Höss - My grandfather the Commandant of Auschwitz

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