1164. A Lifetime Student of the Holocaust
Discover Your Talent–Do What You Love
Don Hutcheson
5.0 • 619 Ratings
🗓️ 15 November 2024
⏱️ 44 minutes
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Summary
Guest James Cloud: "I guess you could say I might unconsciously have developed a mission that I hope that my books will help throw light onto the question of how did the Holocaust happen in a developed, civilized country like Germany."
James Cloud is a retired educator with more than 30 years of experience. He was born and brought up in Las Vegas, New Mexico, shortly before the outbreak of World War II. In 1942, he entered Miss Cone's first grade class, a Jewish teacher that would spark his interest in the war and understanding the people struggling on both sides.
As a young adult, he traveled to Germany, learned the language, and was accepted into the Institute of Arts in West Berlin. While living in Germany, he worked as an interpreter for the British military mission during the Cold War years and developed an intimate knowledge of both East and West Berlin.
He began writing his first novel, Brandenburg, A Story of Berlin, at the age of 80, bringing together his impressions gained over a lifetime of teaching and interacting with many nationalities and cultures, most especially with German Jewish people. The second novel, Brandenburg II, The Ninth Circle of Hell, came shortly after, and he is currently (2024) working on his third novel in the series.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, world. |
| 0:12.0 | Welcome to discover your talent, do what you love. |
| 0:15.1 | I'm your host, Don Hutchison. |
| 0:17.3 | Every Tuesday, I interview someone from around the world who's discovered their talents to do work they love to create a life of success, satisfaction, and freedom. |
| 0:27.5 | On Fridays, I interview an individual with many years of experience from one of the most popular or interesting occupations or professions who shares an insider's look in what it's really like to do what they do. |
| 0:40.1 | Today I'm delighted to bring you our featured guest, James Cloud. |
| 0:44.3 | Welcome, James. |
| 0:45.4 | Glad to be here. |
| 0:46.8 | It's our pleasure. |
| 0:48.2 | James, are you using your talent doing work that you'd love? |
| 0:51.8 | I believe I am. |
| 0:53.5 | I've had a lifelong interest in languages and history, and I've brought them together in writing |
| 1:02.1 | books. |
| 1:03.1 | We're going to dig into that whole story, plus your backstory up to this point. |
| 1:06.8 | I just want to read a few words to our listeners about you. |
| 1:09.5 | James Cloud is a retired educator |
| 1:11.8 | with more than 30 years of experience. He was born and brought up in Las Vegas, New Mexico, |
| 1:18.3 | shortly before the outbreak of World War II. In 1942, he entered Ms. Cohn's first grade |
| 1:23.7 | class, a Jewish teacher. This would spark his interest in the war and understanding the |
| 1:29.0 | people struggling on both sides. As a young adult, he traveled to Germany, learned the language, |
| 1:34.9 | and was accepted into the Institute of Arts in West Berlin. While living in Germany, he worked as an |
| 1:40.1 | interpreter for the British military mission during the Cold War years and developed an intimate |
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