My Grandfather Would Have Shot Me

A powerful account of Teege’s struggle for resolution and redemption. - Independent

Jennifer Teege’s haunting and unflinching memoir shatters the kind of silence that has plagued some German families for three generations and offers a healing alternative. - Washington Post

Jennifer Teege’s new memoir traces the pain of discovering her grandfather was the real-life ‘Nazi butcher’ from Schindler’s List. - People magazine

Refreshing…Teege’s heartfelt commentary and Sellmair’s objective narrative produce a layer of balanced interpretation and insight. - New York Journal of Books

A stunning memoir of cultural trauma and personal identity. - Booklist

Fascinating reading…a thought-provoking book. - The Quarterly Review

Unforgettable… . Teege’s quest to discover her personal history is empowering. - Publisher’s Weekly

Courageous… . The memoir invites rereading to fully absorb Teege’s painful search for answers, for a sense of identity and belonging and for inner peace. - The Seattle Times

Jennifer Teege has worked in advertising since 1999. She lived for four years in Israel, where she became fluent in Hebrew. She holds a degree from Tel Aviv University in Middle Eastern and African studies. Teege lives in Germany with her husband and two sons. This is her first book.

Nikola Sellmair graduated from Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich and has worked in Hong Kong, Washington, D.C., Israel and Palestine. She has been a reporter in Hamburg at Germany’s Stern magazine since 2000. Her work has received many awards, including the German-Polish Journalist Award, for the first-ever article about Jennifer Teege’s story.