The Ninth Child
A Nazi Mayor's Jewish Son
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A journey accross five European nations provided a haven for a nine year old boy. He had no foreboding of what the future held in store. After years of adjusting to sundry environments, a boy turns into a young man. After much turbulence, he grew up to become a husband, a father, and finally an old man reminiscing.
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A Jewish boy is sent to Norway in 1939. He survives; his parents and sister succumb in the gas chamber in Auschwitz. The boy's Norwegian foster father joined the Nazi party and became a staunch supporter of Adolf Hitler and Vidkun Quisling. Having been turned down when trying to enlist as a soldier to fight alongside the German army against Russian troops, Arne Norman continued to fill his wartime position of Mayor of Laksevag. Edgar stayed with Arne and Agnes till the end of 1942. No one in the household knew that 1942 was the year of the deaths of Edgar's parents and sister. Years later, when Arne was released after serving time in prison for treason, Edgar returned to stay with Arne, Agnes, and their adopted daughter.
About the Author
Son of a hard working Jewish couple in Slovakia is sent to Norway in October 1939. He will never again see the parents nor his 5 years younger sister. His Norwegian foster father became a follower of Adolf Hitler and Vidkun Quisling. After sundry schools, work as a timber feller, messenger, sailor in the Norwegian merchant marine he jumped ship in the USA. Learnt offset printing,completed followed by college and Mac Gill medical school