Reading Group Questions
1. Why did so many Nazis flee to Argentina for refuge after Germany was defeated in World War Two? 2. How was Josef Mengele’s family able to help him evade capture for so long? 3. Why did Josef Mengele become so infamous decades after the end of the war? 4. How did the German compatriots that Josef Mengele associated with in Buenos Aires maintain a connection to Nazism after the war? 5. How did Josef Mengele’s personality help or hinder his ability to remain in exile for decades?
6. How did Josef Mengele’s son Rolf react when he discovered who his father was? 7. How are the ideas of eugenics and racial hierarchy that were embraced by Nazism being used to oppress people today?