On a podcast for TC Jewfolk, Dr. Mayer was asked: “You’ve written on topics that are more closely linked to your work as a social scientist; do you think that this book skews away from it, or is it a branch of that genre? Your father came to America, became a Ritchie Boy – one of the Jewish, U.S. Army soldiers who escaped Nazi Germany and Austria – and became a reparations lawyer. Did his experience escaping the Nazis help steer him to his career? Did the journey of writing this book help you understand your father and what he experienced?” Tune in here