NazismAngela Orosz gave evidence in the trial of a Nazi guard: ‘I was so malnourished, I was unable to cry. That saved me.’ It was at the age of seven, when asked at school to write down her name and place of birth, that Angela Orosz was first made aware she had been born in Auschwitz.
“I really had a hard time with that word,” she said. “I was begging my mother, ‘can we change it? Read More...
Mount Fuji and maple trees view, Lake Kawaguchiko, Japan. Photograph: Getty ImagesMount Fuji and maple trees view, Lake Kawaguchiko, Japan. Photograph: Getty ImagesLiterary tripsThese great novels – featuring Murakami and Murata – uncover the mystery of Japan in a way ‘documentarists about families living with robots’ never will In the series: Ireland | Spain | Portugal | India
When Japan was forced to “open up” in 1853 following more than 200 years of its sakoku policy, the country was a mystery to the outside world. Read More...
Jay Rayner on restaurantsFoodReviewChecchino dal 1887 in Rome is remarkable for two things: its history and its no-holds-barred offal specialities. Jay tucks in
Via di Monte Testaccio 30, Rome (+39 0657 46318). Meal for two, including drinks and service: £80Expediency can feed us well. Those restaurants that define what they do by what’s close at hand really can be some of the most satisfying: that place close by the docks, where the fish is landed by the door; the café by the mountain dairy where not serving cheese fondue would be idiotic. Read More...