War and Remembrance

Herman Wouk

1978

Depending on the wind, the burning time on the frame can be two to ten hours. Some Jews tend the crackling pyre with iron forks. Others, including Jastrow and Mutterperl, are down in the long narrow pit, passing up more bodies. It is starting to snow again. Black smoke and red flames climb into the white snowfall, a beautiful sight if any eye here…

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Creator Bio

Herman Wouk

1915–2019
Born in New York, American novelist and playwright Herman Wouk served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Many of his works of historical fiction drew on his wartime experiences, incorporating Jewish characters and themes from Europe, Israel, and the United States. Wouk received a Pulitzer Prize in 1952, and his works have been widely translated.

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