The Jewish prisoner, the treasure hunters and the secret diary
Menachem Kaiser’s quest to reclaim his grandad’s lost inheritance led to treasure hunters, an underground Nazi city and a secret diary that revealed an unexpected family legacy.
A few years ago, Menachem Kaiser went to Poland to uncover his family history. All he knew was that his grandfather survived the Holocaust but the rest of his relatives were killed. In search of his family’s lost home, Menachem met a group of treasure hunters who led him to a secret diary and the story of the Nazi’s mysterious underground city, Project Riese. Menachem Kaiser’s book is called Plunder: A memoir of family property and stolen Nazi treasure.
Presenter: Mobeen Azhar
Producer: Maryam Maruf
The excerpts from Abraham Kajzer's book are read by Martin Esposito
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(Photo: One of the underground tunnels in Project Riese. Credit: JANEK SKARZYNSKI/AFP via Getty Images)
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