Through the actions of its main character, Moses Mendelssohn, this novel accurately chronicles the rise of Nazi Germany, many World War ll battles, and the Holocaust. A gifted scientist and engineer, the developer of Nazi Germany’s V-2 rocket guidance system, Moses is also a member of the legendary Mendelssohn family that includes his namesake, the noted 18th century philosopher Moses Mendelssohn, the 19th century genius composer Felix Mendelssohn, and the legendary Mendelssohn family of German bankers.
Although his family converted to Lutheranism in the 19th century, the Mendelssohns are considered simply as Jews by the Nazi regime, and therefore targeted. But without Moses's expertise, the missile will fail as Germany’s ultimate weapon. Moses’s wife and child, both also considered Jews, disappear from Berlin, and Moses learns that they have been kidnapped by the Nazis. He knows that if the V-2 fails, his family will perish, as will he.
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“The moral issues here are deep and terrifying. A Jewish scientist working on the Nazis’ V-2 rocket, coerced to do so in order to save his family. Beautifully written. A must-read.” —Beatrice Bowles, author of the novel A Ring of Riddles, the children’s story collection Spider Grandmother’s Web of Wonders, and six recorded collections of children’s stories, is a Voting Member of The Grammys.
“In light of the tragedies in Israel and Gaza, this work is especially significant.”—readers Robin and Robert
"It was an honor to present Ron Kaufman and Terence Clarke at my store, Book Passage. I hope that many other venues will join us in supporting M.M. Diaries and the important history it illuminates.” —Elaine Petrocelli, owner of Book Passage, Corte Madera, California
“I was drawn in to the drama and extremity of this very scary and formative time in world history, with so many lessons applicable and understandable today.” —Tricia Gibbs, San Francisco Free Clinic and The Hellman Foundation
“Right away I was hooked.” —Abby Porth, Former Chief Executive Officer, Jewish Community Relations Council
“Putting the historical facts in this kind of fictionalized presentation is a remarkable way to make this chilling narrative even more compelling.” —Rabbi Dan Feder
“An amazing retelling of the (second world) war through the eyes of the main character, physicist and rocket scientist Moses Mendelssohn. The research is extraordinary. —Frances Dinkelspiel, author of Tangled Vines: Greed, Murder, Obsession and an Arsonist in the Vineyards of California
“A gift to history.” —Rabbi Howard J. Ruben, Head of School, Jewish Community High School of The Bay, San Francisco
“The best review of that history I have ever read.” —reader George
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