Does he have a duty to speak out? Henrik Lenkeit lived most of his life without knowing he was related to a genocidal monster. He wants to make amends for his family — and nation.
The grandson who discovered a Nazi past
Family Secret: Henrik Lenkeit has upset family members by revealing his familial link to Heinrich Himmler, but the jury is out on whether any of us can be held responsible for the actions of our forbears. Glossary
Black Sheep - An odd one out or disgraced member of a family.
Nazi - A German political party of the twentieth century, led by Adolf Hitler. The Nazis controlled Germany from the early 1930s until the end of World War II.
Mistress - A married man's girlfriend.
Storm troopers - Soldiers trained for sudden assaults.
Roma - A travelling community who are thought to have originated in India.
Genocide - The annihilation of a people, either through killing of its members, or through the suppression of its culture.
Far Right - Political ideologies and movements that are situated on the extreme right of the political spectrum.
Perpetuate - To make something continue indefinitely or to cause it to last for a long time.
Wehrmacht - The unified armed forces of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945.
Atrocities - Terrible things.