The Mascot (book)

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The Mascot
AuthorMark Kurzem
Genre Holocaust memoir
Published2007
Publisher Penguin Books

The Mascot is a 2007 memoir by Mark Kurzem about his father Alex Kurzem, a Belorussian Holocaust survivor. It was published by Penguin Books.

Contents

Overview

The book covers Alex and Mark Kurzem's findings about his past. Alex Kurzem had fled his town during a Nazi perpetrated massacre of Jews in 1942. He was discovered by a Latvian police Schutzmannschaft battalion and adopted as their child mascot under an assumed identity. [1]

Reception and controversy

The book received positive reviews at the time of its publication. [1] [2] [3] Kurzem's claims were viewed with skepticism by some until a 2021 DNA test confirmed his origin. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 Burke, Kelly (2024-02-03). "The Jewish boy who became a Nazi mascot: the extraordinary story of Alex Kurzem". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 2025-05-10.
  2. ↑ "The Mascot: Unraveling the Mystery of My Jewish Father's Nazi Boyhood | Jewish Book Council". www.jewishbookcouncil.org. 2007. Retrieved 2025-05-10.
  3. ↑ Smith, Dinitia (2007-11-30). "How the Littlest Nazi Turned Out to Be a Jew". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2025-05-10.
  4. ↑ Goldberg, Dan (2024-01-31). "Did a Jewish orphan really become Hitler's youngest recruit?". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2025-05-10.
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