Nuremberg: The Translator's Tale: The Story of Howard Triest, German-Jewish Interpreter of the Nazi War Criminals / Helen Fry.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fry, Helen, Author.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

New Haven, CT Yale University Press, [2026]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

The compelling story of the only German-Jewish translator to work with the psychiatrists in Nuremberg prison The Nuremberg Trials laid bare the atrocities of the Nazi regime to the world. As they awaited trial, the twenty-two surviving leaders of HitleraTMs government were visited by American psychiatrists Drs Kelley and Goldensohn. Their only method of communication with the defendants was through translator Howard Triest, a German Jew who had fled Munich and fought as an American soldier in Normandy. Unbeknownst to the defendants, TriestaTMs parents had perished at Auschwitz. Helen Fry traces the events that took place in Nuremberg prison through the eyes of Triest. Combining meticulous research with intimate interviews, Fry offers a rare glimpse of life among HitleraTMs inner circle during their final year and reveals candid conversations and psychological evaluations. This powerful account uncovers a story of resilience and justiceaand presents a unique insight into the events behind bars whilst the world waited for justice to be played out in the courtroom. ; Helen Fry traces the life of Howard Triest, the German-Jewish translator to psychiatrists Drs Douglas Kelley and Leon Goldensohn during the Nuremberg Trials. This powerful account uncovers a story resilience and justiceaand presents a unique insight into the events behind bars whilst the world waited for justice to be played out in the courtroom.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Dedication

Epigraph

CONTENTS

List of Plates

Acknowledgements

Prologue: The Letter

Introduction: Nuremberg Prison

1. The Hitler Years

2. The Night of Broken Glass

3. Freedom in America

4. Little Treasure

5. Life Behind Bars

6. Cell 1: Hermann Goring

7. Cell 9: Robert Ley

8. Cell 25: Julius Streicher

9. Cell 31: Rudolf Hess

10. The Beasts of Poland

11. The Political Men

12. The Military Men and Nazi Witnesses

13. Nuremberg: The Verdict

14. Post-War Munich

Epilogue: Journey to Justice

Endnotes

Bibliography

Index

Pictures

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed April 14 2026)

ISBN:

0-300-30606-7