The following photo is the PHOTO PROMPT. Where does it take you? Tell me in a hundred words or less.
It seems a small thing to ask, but when posting your story, even if you’re using more than one prompt, please post the prompt as well for that sense of connection.
Genre: Historical Fiction
Word Count: 99
CROSSFADE
Ornate chandeliers bathed Vienna’s Burgtheater stage with light. A young actor took a final bow and his father cheered, “Bravo!”
Afterwards in his dressing room Johann pleaded, “Bitte, Papa, come with me to America.”
“Soon, Johann.” Papa tied a scarf around Johann’s neck. “Soon.”
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Had Papa perished in Mauthausen-Gusen, Buchenwald or Auschwitz?
Johann fingered the remains of the threadbare scarf in his pocket. What would Papa make of him now; an orphaned Jew in a Wehrmacht uniform standing in front of television cameras repeating the catchphrase he had heard for twenty years of searching, “I see nothing! Nothing!”
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All I can say is wow! You are fast becoming one of my all-time favorite authors. You draw me in with even just 99 words! And I remember Schultz! I vaguely remember his story, as well. You give me pause to ponder.
And your book is one of the best I have read all year. Is it listed in Bookreads?
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Dear Betty,
This is the kind of comment that every author covets. Of course this little Schultz is a whole lot of supposition and fiction. I only know his family perished in the Holocaust.
I don’t know if Please Say Kaddish for Me is on Bookreads. It is listed on Goodreads. Any and all reviews are appreciated. 😉 Your words make me smile. I thank you and Havah thanks you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Dear Rochelle,
Yes, I knew his family died in the holocaust. And I love how you took that and wove it into your story. And Goodreads is what I meant. Oops!! My review on Amazon is in my hubby’s name because it was purchased on his account. But the Goodreads should show my name. (Last time, I showed as anonymous… go figure!)
I look forward to reading the next books in your series!
Shalom,
Betty
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Dear Betty,
I don’t think your review has shown up Amazon unless your husband’s name is Brenda Thompson. There have been some problems with reviews appearing. It’s kind of irritating. Maybe if I keep calling customer service they’ll look into the matter more closely.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Thanks for letting me know! I have done several reviews! I would hate for them to be lost in the etherworld! Should I do another one? Let me know. I will gladly!
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You could try and see what happens. Then we can take it from there.
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Okay! 🙂
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I just finished. My only complaint is that I wanted to give it 5 stars, and it only shows up as 4. I don’t know how to fix it. But look for it under Henry Horn.
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Still hasn’t shown up…my husband posted a review a bit ago and it showed right up. Go figure. You might want to contact their customer service.
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I think I will! But at least this might give me the chance to give you 5 stars, after all! 🙂
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Rochelle, I just checked, and according to what my account says, my review posted. Remember, it posts under Hank Horn, because that’s the account it was bought under. I hope it shows up by now. Please let me know.
Betty
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Dear Betty,
I recently read another author’s rant on Facebook about Amazon making it difficult for reviewers. So far nothing has shown up under Hank Horn. I’ll call Amazon’s customer service today I think. But it makes me wonder how many other reviews there might be lost in cyberspace.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Thanks. I tried to post another review but it wouldn’t let me. I don’t know how to get around it. Let me know what you find out.
Thanks,
Betty
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Dear Rochelle,
You have done it again with your historical fiction. I didn’t know that story of Schultz and it must have been a strange position to have found himself in.
Cheers Irene
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Dear Irene,
My story is a lot of supposition and fiction. However, before Hogan’s Heroes, John Banner made a living playing Nazis and villains. I’ve always wondered if it was cathartic for him or brought some kind of closure.
Thank you for such a nice comment.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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AnElephant is impressed at how you move seamlessly through decades in 100 words.
Superb.
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Dear Elephant,
Your kind words are much appreciated by this author.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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There is a sad story behind every laughing face. Well done, as usual.
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Dear Loré,
I’ve been told that the comedians are the most depressed people in show business.
Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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It was like a voyage of discovery. Not familiar with the show I googled Hogan’s Heroes, found John Banner, googled to find he was Johann Banner… You can’t say I don’t get my horizons widened at Friday Fictioneers, and at your page in particular. Nicely done!
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Dear Sandra,
I never know with the old American shows how many of them reached overseas. And what better compliment for a writer of historical fiction than to know a reader widened her horizons. 😀 Thank you for such a wonderful comment.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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I remember Buchenwald: colder than a witch’s tit and less hospitable. The weather matched the setting very well.
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Dear Mick,
I hope you don’t mean that you personally remember Buchenwald.
Thank you for coming by.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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I personally remember it but only as a museum piece. I’m not old enough to have been an inmate.
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Phew! You had me for a moment. I’ve not personally seen any of the camps but Yad V’Shem, the Holocaust museum in Jerusalem was quite an unsettling experience.
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I’ve also visited Dachau. As you say, unsettling. Man’s inhumanity to man knows no bounds. It’s hard to take in.
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Going through Wikipedia i have to say that to me this is stronger than any image I have read before on the tears of a clown.
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Dear Björn,
I’m glad the image was strong for you.
Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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This is brilliant Rochelle, really enjoyed it. ~ k
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Dear Karin,
Praise doesn’t get much higher.
Thank you and Shalom,
Rochelle
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Welcome 🙂
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I hope you write a full length historical fiction soon 🙂 (if you haven’t already). It seems to be the genre that gets the best out of you. Brilliant indeed.
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Dear Vinay,
I’ve actually written two full length historical fictions. PLEASE SAY KADDISH FOR ME which was released 8 May and FROM SILT AND ASHES, the sequel due out 2 December of this year. http://www.amazon.com/Please-Say-Kaddish-For-Me/dp/1942981112/ref=pd_rhf_gw_p_img_1?ie=UTF8&refRID=1TEVK7Q6EP7AVQRJMT07
It is also available on the other Amazon sites in print or Kindle depending on what part of the world you live in.
Thank you for such a lovely compliment on my little story.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Ah! I should have known! 🙂 🙄
Love the title of the sequel. Wishing it success, and more success for the first 🙂
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Touching story, Rochelle.
Sad history.
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Thank you, Anita.
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Nice piece., Rochelle. One of the best scenes in Band of Brothers is when they rip through the town and make the indifferent citizens bury the dead of the neighboring concentration camp. The episode was called Why We Fight. There is a scene in my novel where a polish Jew has smuggled out film to show to American airmen that was pretty hard to write. It never ceases to amaze me, this cruelty of which we are capable.
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Dear J Hardy,
I’ve written a couple of grisly pogrom scenes in my novels as well. Tough to write but the need to keep these atrocities in our memories is necessary.
Thank you for such a wonderful comment.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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The thing is, too, that no matter how well we write them no matter how accurate, they cannot convey the true horror of those times. I hope one day our race will evolve beyond violence.
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Dear Rochelle,
From riches to rags. Hopefully it will turn again for him. So many…
Dale
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Dear Dale,
According to history, John Banner lost his family in the Holocaust. He himself spent time in a concentration camp in 1938 but was released. I didn’t know that anyone was ever released but apparently he was considered a political prisoner. Not likely to turn. Too many.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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I afmit I didn’t Google him like the others but was still hoping…
I did know a woman who was released and moved to Montreal. My father grew up going to their store… she was a tough old broad, Mrs Stringer. Of course as a boy, Dad and his friends tormented her and her husband – as innocent of what they had survived boys would – they used to call them “Schtunks”… the stories Dad would tell…
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Rochelle, you say more in a few words than almost anyone, ever. 💕
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Dear Van,
Thank you for your own few words that mean so much.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Reminds me of the life of Peter Sellers; not the German part, but the fact that he was a very funny man with a sad life. Nicely penned as ever.
janet
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Dear Janet,
When I think of clowns with a sad life, I think of Robin Williams or Freddie Prinz, too.
Thank you for the nice comment.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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I’ve learned many new facts from your stories, Rochelle. I know part of a story may be filled in by imagination, but you’ve given links to many pieces of factual information as well. Well written as always. 🙂 — Suzanne
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Dear Suzanne,
The main fact is that John Banner was a Jew, as were Werner Klemperer (Col. Klink) and Robert Clary (LeBeau). The rest is conjecture and fiction.
Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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I know we used to watch The show together, but until you told me, I never knew the history behind the character of Shultz. I should, however, never be surprised to be amazed and informed by your stories. I still don’t understand how you create these amazing stories in 100 words. Super job.
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Dear Jan,
Magic and coffee…or maybe magic coffee. Thank you for the continued support, dear.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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What a powerful piece.Brilliant writing.
Visit Keith’s Ramblings!
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Thank you, Keith, Very nice of you to say so.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Rochelle, As always heart-wrenching historical story that is beuatifully delivered. Good luck with your sequel. I am hoping to reading your novel this summer.
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Dear Ansumani,
Thank you for such nice comments on my story.
As for the sequel it’s pretty much complete and won’t be out until December. For the present I’m just working to spread the word on the first novel. I hope you’ll get to read it, too. 😉
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Fabulous! (and Schulz i remember…”I see nothing”) Thanks Rochelle!
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Dear Shandra,
Schultz was probably the most beloved character on that show. I remember knowing at the time he was Jewish.
Thank you for such a lovely comment.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Your gift for truly unique historical fiction just gets more amazing all the time. What more can I say?
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Dear Sandra,
That’s a pretty wonderful thing to say. Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Beautiful!
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Thank you, Dawn. 😀
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Brilliant. I love it. And I’m still watching the reruns.
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Dear Phyllis,
I haven’t watched many of the reruns in the past few years although they do abound. It always fascinated me that Col Klink and Sgt Schultz were portrayed by Jews. I wonder if it wasn’t somehow cathartic for them to portray Germans as buffoons.
Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Dear Rochelle,
In those days the movie industry was run mostly by Jews. Maybe it was their private joke on the Germans.
Phyllis
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Dear Phyllis,
I’ve no doubt the Jewish men who portrayed the Germans in Hogan’s Heroes got some kind of satisfaction. and certainly, there were and are a lot of Jews in the film industry.
I’m pretty sure Bernard Fein, co-creator of HH was Jewish, but can’t find anything on Albert S. Ruddy the other co-creator one way or another.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Excellent, you just never know where the road leads. And yes comedians are some of the most injured, but cover it beautifully.
Your prompt didn’t speak to me until I saw it on my desktop, in a much smaller size, then I had it.
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Dear Yolanda,
Glad the photo spoke to you. 😉
Thank you for your lovely comments.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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I had not heard of him before reading this, such a sad background story.
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Dear Francesca,
It’s a pity that one of our best shows never made it across the Atlantic while The Beverly Hillbillies did. Go figure. Two other actors on Hogan’s Heroes were also Jews.
Thank you for taking the time to read and comment.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Do not forget Here Comes Honey boo boo…yikes. It is a pity and you’re welcome.
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Oh dear, I must apologize for American stupidity.
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Dear Rochelle,
Upon my first visit here this morning, I didn’t know what to say. Fortunately, I am in a roomful of writers, and Bjorn has said beautifully what needed saying.
Touching story.
Peace,
Marie Gail
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Dear Marie Gail,
So many clowns who cry behind the mask.
Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Is this true? I’ve never heard of him. Didn’t cross the Atlantic.
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Dear Patrick,
Of course, some it’s true. John Banner was an Austrian Jewish actor who did escape the Holocaust. His family perished. According to what little I could dig up, he made a living playing Nazis and villains. But when he landed the part of Sgt. Schultz he became one of the most beloved actors in America. .
Sorry you were deprived on the other side of the pond. 😉
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Wow, never knew the story or the actor, but this is (as usual) thoroughly fascinating, both in the snippet that’s true and the layers you’ve added on top. What a strange position to find himself in.
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Dear Jennifer,
One of the things that I love about writing historical fiction with the operative on fiction is putting a real person in a ‘it-could-have-happened’ situation. 😉 John Banner was one of three Jewish actors in the series who portrayed Germans.
Stranger still played villainous Nazis before landing the role that made him one of Americal’s most beloved actors.
Thank you for taking the time from mummy-ing to read and comment.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Wow, all that from this chandelier!
My mother never wanted us to watch Hogan’s Heroes. She was a child in Occupied Paris and did not see anything funny about the Nazis. I didn’t understand as a child, but I see her point now… 😐
Great story. I still am amazed at your imagination. I’ll be scratching my head over this one for a few days…
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Dear Lorna,
My mom watched the show with us and was fond of pointing out the Jewish actors on the show. Different mothers, different perspectives.
Thank you for such a nice comment.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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You’re so very welcome! 🙂
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Rochelle, I admire how you can find all these details of history and then give your personal touch in the stories. I watched Hogan’s Heroes way back.
Lily
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Dear Lily,
Finding actual historical details for this story was a bit of a challenge. The most truthful things about the story are that John Banner was an Austrian Jew who lost his family to the Holocaust.
Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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After reading the other comments, everything I wanted to say has been said! We found a true treasure in you – awesome. (Welcome back!)
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What a sweet thing to say, BobiJo. Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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the tinge of melancholy in this story is very profound. it’s deeply heartfelt.
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I remember when he said “Who would do better playing a Nazi than us Jews?” He was a funny and kind guy, I have been told. He was a one of a kind. Love the story. ^_^
-Miles
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Dear Miles,
Who didn’t love Sgt. Schultz? When I learned as a kid that both John Banner and Werner Klemperer were Jews it made the show all the more fun for me.
Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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I think his father would find it an excellent ‘F-you’ that he mocked Nazis this way on television.
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Dear BR,
I completely agree with your comment.
Thank you for stopping by.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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I didn’t know this show either, but a great story nonetheless!
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Dear Claire,
I’m sorry that this show never made it over your direction. It was one of my favorite shows back in the day. Thank you for reading and leaving a nice comment on my story.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Wow! Who knew behind that jolly face of Sgt Schultz lay such a sad story of Johann Banner. Great story puts a lot of things in perspective. We take so much for granted in our lives without realising sometimes how lucky we are.
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Dear Subroto,
I couldn’t find a lot so I interjected and imagined what must’ve filled mind from time to time. The fact is that he did lose his family in the Holocaust I just took it from there.
Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Wow. I didn’t know this show, but your story was riveting. I can only imagine what life was like for him and so many other who lost family in the Holocaust.
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Dear Miss Tiffany,
That’s pretty much what I did with this story. I imagined what it must have been like for him to leave home and family, saving only himself.
Thank you
Shalom,
Rochelle
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That would be hard to live with.
You are very welcome.
Tiffany
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Dear Rochelle
Your excellently told snippet of fictionalised history, brings to mind a Jewish woman who lives in my town. During World War 2, her family were executed and she lay buried under their bodies for many hours, not daring to move. This same woman went on to become a famous pop star in Germany. She has recently written a book about her experiences.
I agree with what you said in one of your comments: that comedians are often depressives underneath. In fact, often it’s the laughing depressive who is most likely to commit suicide. People will say, “But, he was always so happy and joking. You’d never have known to look at him!” Having worked with depressives, I’m always worried by someone who is too full of jokes.
All best wishes
Sarah
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Dear Sarah,
I know the smiling depressive all too personally. During my first hospitalization my therapist told me to stop cracking jokes and let the staff know what was really going on inside my head.
What’s the name of the book the lady in your town wrote? I’ve heard similar stories and I can’t even begin to imagine what that must have been like.
Thank you for your wonderful comment.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Dear Rochelle
Her name is Dorit Oliver-Woolff. Here is a link to one of her recorded interviews https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Nf9MHWxZbY
All best wishes
Sarah
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Correction to that last comment of mine, I spelled her surname wrong — it’s Wolff with one “o”.
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I’m so late to the party, everyone else said it all. So, I will just say. “KUDOS”, loud and clear and hope you hear it.
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Dear Alicia,
Late? It’s only Thursday. Kudos works for me. 😀 Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Hogans Heroes was one of my favorites as a child. But then the alternatives were Gilligan’s Island, The Brady Bunch, or Scoobie Doo. I’m not sure I could stomach any of them now.
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Dear Alice,
It’s true for me, too. Those shows I loved as a kid only irritate me now.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Poor Johann – such hard choices one has to make.
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Dear Liz,
And the rest of us are better for his choices.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Dear Cecila B. DeMille,
Sgt. Shultz would have made excellent upper management material. Hell, I’m only lower middle-management and I’ve always looked up to him. There’s a lot to be said for knowing nothing. It’s served me well for fifty-nine years.
The light may be on, but no one is at home – Tom
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See? You were here to read this one. And the awful and somewhat squirrely hostess didn’t have the decency to leave a reply. I hang my curly head in shame. Apparently I saw nothing.
Shalom five years later,
Herself W(T)F
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How do you expect me to remember stuff from 2015 when I can’t even remember what I had for supper last night? It is ironic that a Jew who escaped Nazi Germany wound up becoming famous for playing a German sergeant in a POW camp.
Thanks for jogging my memory.
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Rochelle,
Would you please delete my entry. When I hit done, my gavatoar changed to the chandelier.
I’d like to do it over with my dragon eye.
Thanks,
Phyllis
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done
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You are wonderful ;0)
Here it comes.
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Hi Rochelle – great story as always. Makes one reflect on how history can be sanitised of its horrors and transitioned it into entertainment.
KT
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Dear KT,
I think there must be something cathartic about taking horror and changing it to humor.
Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Wow! His role as Schultz was as a German prisoner-of-war camp guard? I learn something new every week from you. Well, I think his parents would be proud. I read about him and he said it was about finding goodness in every generation. We always need that, don’t we? Excellent, Rochelle!
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Dear Amy,
I believe John Banner’s family would have been proud of him. I read those articles, too. He sounds like a dear man. I did know when Hogan’s Heroes was a current program that he was Jewish as was Werner Klemperer (Col. Klink) and the other German officers on the show. Even then I felt that it was poetic justice.
Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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wonderful as always. I love the history you so effortlessly teach us!
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Dear Samantha,
There’s so much history has to teach.
Thank you for such a lovely comment.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Hogan’s Heroes was very popular in Australia – it was a family favourite in our house. Fascinating facts to add to the Sgt Schultz fiction.Thank you.
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Dear Margaret,
Who didn’t love Sgt. Schultz? We kids loved to parrot him, “I see nothiiiinggg.”
Thank you for your kind comment.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Schultz was awesome. It’s great to take a look at his personal life. “I knew nothing” of his life before acting. Once again, you’ve enriched my knowledge.
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Dear Eric,
This was a story that took a lot of digging and conjecture. The only things I knew for certain were that John Banner was an Austrian Jewish actor whose family perished in the Holocaust. Although he made a living playing German villains and Nazis before HH, I think his greatest revenge was Sgt. Schultz. How we loved him.
Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Each week you take us on a journey, Rochelle, with your stories and then the stories behind them. I watched the show for ages, but never knew or thought about the back story– I was too young at the time. Fascinating!
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Dear Dawn,
Of course I have a few years on you. 😉 I also had a Jewish mother who had a penchant for pointing out every Jewish actor in the media. I understand now why it was so important to her that her daughter remembered where she came from.
Thank you for your sweet comment.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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The famous Jews of that era took advantage of their circumstances to lampoon Hitler. The Three Stooges, Marx Bros, on up to The Odd Couple cast, did it quite well.
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Dear Larry,
They did indeed and we are the richer for it. 😉
Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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I didn’t know the show either, but I’m certain that parts of it can be found online. I’ll see if I can find it. I don’t know how actors do it. It’s such a heartbreaking story.
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Dear GAH,
You Tube is full of HH episodes.
Thank you for your kind comments.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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I found them and watched a few. They’re great. 🙂
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Hi Rochelle,
I’ve only seen a few episodes of Hogan’s Heroes, but I do remember that character. I had no idea of the actor’s connection to the Holocaust, though. Wow.
You really sucked me in on this one. Wonderful work, as usual.
Take care,
Emilie
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Dear Emilie,
Happy to have sucked you in. What better compliment can an author wish for?
Shalom,
Rochelle
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brilliant as always
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Thank you, I B. 😀
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Wow, nice educational story!
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Dear OnChi,
Historical fiction is my favorite genre. Anytime claims they learned something from a story of mine I smile.
Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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“Johann fingered the remains of the threadbare scarf in his pocket” that sentence really resonated with me. The connection and the loss.
Wonder story.
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Dear Phylor,
I can only imagine that perhaps he carried something to remind him of his father/family. Thank you for your kind and encouraging comments.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Again, I’ve learned something new! (Having never grown up in the US, I didn’t watch Hogan’s Heroes, and now I think I should do so.)
As always, your utter clarity, precision and deep compassion shine through in your story. Well-done!
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Dear Vijaya,
I’m not sure if you’re deprived for having not grown up with American TV or better for it. 😉
Thank you for such a beautiful comment.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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WOw, brilliant!
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Thank you, Historieforteller!
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I should put a reminder on my smart phone to check your prompts more regularly. I find reading your story is the best way to show just how much can be put in so few words!! You weave so much in this piece and it was fun seeing an old episode of that show…used to watch this long ago.
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Dear Oliana,
Your lovely comment makes me smile, as does coming to your blog and seeing your beautiful words about Please Say Kaddish for Me..
I have fond memories of Hogan’s Heroes and always knew the Jewish connections. I’ve watched a few of them lately and I still find them entertaining. I can’t say that with a lot of programming from that era.
Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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I learn so much with your historial fictions, Rochelle. As for your novel, I still have vivid memories of the last attack…like a movie in my mind’s eye. Reading some parts, I actually jolted upright and gasped aloud on the bus. That says a lot about your writing…the reader is totally lost in the story and becomes part of it.
Shalom, Cheryl-Lynn
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Great story, Rochelle. I had no idea he was actually German. I always assumed it was a “learned” accent. This casts the actor in a new light for me!
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Dear Jan,
The accent was authentic. From what I’ve read, until he landed the part of Schultz, John Banner played a lot of villains and Nazis. I’m happy that we remember this man as lovable.
Thank you for coming by with such nice comments.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Dear Rochelle, I didn’t know about Sergent Schultz either – but it is so interesting. I always thought he played the part perfectly. Every once in a while, I see re-runs of Hogans Heroes and I remember being a kid and laughing at the stupid Nazi’s. Very, very good story as usual Rochelle! Nan
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Dear Nan,
As a Jewish kid I particularly enjoyed the way the Nazis were portrayed on HH. Thank you for your kind and encouraging words.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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