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murder of

and research on Alex's story

Volodya and Anya's memories of

Galperin, Dimitri (Erick's son)

Galperin, Erick

as Alex's half brother

Alex's relationship with

discovery of

knowledge about family

and Koidanov visit

letter from

photograph of

Reizman letter about

telephone call to

Galperin, Hana Gildenberg (Alex's mother)

Alex's desire to find

Alex's dreams/memories of

and Alex's escape from Koidanov

family background of

and Koidanov massacre

marriage of

murder of

photograph of

and skepticism about Alex's story

soldiers' attack on

and Solomon's “death”/escape

as telling Alex about Koidanov and Panok

Volodya and Anya's memories of

Galperin, Ilya Solomonovich (as Alex's original name)

Alex as accepting identity of

Alex's refusal to change name to

and Alice's call to Erick Galperin

and discovery of Erick Galperin

and Kurzems' Koidanov visit

Reizman letter about

See also
Kurzem, Alex

Galperin, Irena (Erick's daughter)

Galperin, Solomon (Alex's father)

Alex's dreams/memories of

Alex's similarity to

and Alice's call to Erick Galperin

at Auschwitz and Dachau

death of

as Erick's father

escape from Koidanov of

house of

marriage of

move to Minsk by

as partisan

photograph of

Reizman letter about

and researching Alex's story

return to Koidanov of

as shoemaker/tanner

Volodya and Anya's memories of

Galperin, Sonya (Solomon's sister)

Galperin family

Alex's acceptance of death of

Alex's doubts about being member of

Alex's lack of memory about

Dzenis family's knowledge about death of

extermination of

Koidanov house of

“possible member” of

questions about Latvian soldiers' role in murder of

soldiers' attack on

See also specific family members

Gecas, Antonas (aka Antonas Gecevicius)

Geesthacht, Germany.
See
Saules camp

Germany

Dzenis family and Alex as seeking refuge in

influence in Australia of

See also specific locations

Gildenberg, Boris

Gildenberg, Dina

Gildenberg, Hana.
See
Galperin, Hana Gildenberg

Gilf Society

Gotenhafen, Germany, and escape from Riga

guns/pistols

Alex as finding Latvian soldiers'

Alex's first firing of

and Alex's shooting at Jewish lad

as gift from Lobe

Hamburg, Germany

and escape from Riga

See also
Saules camp (Geesthacht, Germany)

Himmler, Heinrich

Hitler, Adolf

Holocaust

historians of

Panok family as perishing in

recognition of Alex's experiences in

and researching Alex's story

survivors of

See also
Holocaust center

Holocaust center (Melbourne, Australia)

Alex's reactions to visit to

Alex's return visit to

Alice and Mark's conversation about Alex at

Alice as volunteer at

and verification of Alex's story

videotape of Alex's interview at

Hotel Planeta and Casino (Minsk, Belarus)

Ilse (Mirdza's daughter)

Impuls, Mrs. (Latvian caretaker)

Israeli intelligence

Jackal/Jekyll (German officer)

Japan

Mark's trip to

Jews/Jewishness

and Alex as cover-up for soldiers

Alex as giving chocolates to

Alex as turning back on Jews

and Alex at Saules camp

Alex's feelings about

Alex's “killing” of

Alex's realization that Latvian soldiers are hunting

and Alex's views about Latvians

concealing of Alex's

in concentration camps

Dzenis family's knowledge about Alex's

and escape from Riga

exterminations/massacres of

and Himmler's visit to Minsk

Kulis's knowledge about Alex's

at Laima chocolate factory

and Latvian soldiers' relationship with Alex

Latvian soldiers' search for

Latvian soldiers' views about

and Lobe as war criminal

on Mark's Tokyo–Oxford plane trip

as partisans and Bolsheviks

resettlement of

and Smits

See also
Holocaust; Holocaust center; Slonim massacre;
specific people's names

justice, Alex's views about

Kalejs, Konrad

Katz, Anya

Katz, Volodya

King's Arms (Oxford, England)

Koidanov (Belarus village)

Alex first tells Mark about

Alex's escape from

Alex's feelings about

and Alex's nightmares/dreams

and Alex's picture in SS uniform

and Alex's recognition of Stolbtsi

and Alex's secretiveness

discovery of

elderly women in

and Elli-Mark discussion

extermination/massacre in

eyewitness account of massacre in

Galperin house in

as key to Alex's identity

Kurzems' visit to

Lithuanian Second Brigade at

and Mark's encounter at Bodleian Library

memorial to massacre in

October Street in

Panok connection with

preparations for Kurzems' trip to

and Reizman letters/telegram

and research on Alex's story

Solomon Galperin's escape from

Solomon Galperin's return to

and videotape of Alex at Holocaust center

See also
apple tree

Kulis, Sergeant Jekabs (Latvian soldier)

Alex as rejoining unit with

Alex's feelings/views about

and Alex's nationality

and Alex's shooting at Jewish lad

as caretaker for Alex

and escape from Riga

and finding of Alex in forest

gifts to Alex from

and hiding of Alex's Jewishness

letter to Alex from

and massacres

and murder of Alex's family

photographs of Alex and

research on

Riga visits of

with SS troops on Russian front

and Uncle's first meeting with Alex

and Uncle's knowledge of Alex's background

in United States

and verification of Alex's story

Kulis, Wilma

Kurzem, Alex

as abbreviation of Uldis Kurzemnieks

accusations against

adoption of

appearance of

birthday of

birthplace of

character/personality of

as “chocoholic,”

circumcision of

doubts about mental capabilities of

education of

frustrations about memories of

guilt/shame of

health of