The Mascot (46 page)

as learning Latvian language

lucky escape of

Mark's image of

mental and emotional state of

money seen as gamble by

mysterious telephone calls to

“naming” of

nationality of

as orphan

and Patricia's death

in physical danger

as prisoner of war

as propaganda tool

reaction to findings by

reliability of memory of

reluctance to remember by

reputation of

secretiveness/silence of

self-obliteration of

skepticism about story of

as storyteller

as survivor

threats against

verification of story by

Kurzem, Andrew

Alex as giving videotape to

and Alex as storyteller

and Alex's case

Alex's reluctance to tell story to

and Alex's secretiveness

childhood of

and Mark's visit to Australia

Kurzem, James

Kurzem, Krystal

Kurzem, Mark

Alex as telling story to

Alex's relationship with

childhood of

legacy of

mysterious telephone calls to

Kurzem, Mark

reactions to Alex's story by

surveillance of

Kurzem, Martin

and Alex as storyteller

Alex as telling story to

and Alex's case

Alex's reluctance to tell story to

and Alex's secretiveness

childhood of

and Mark's visit to Australia

Kurzem, Patricia

and Alex as Jew

and Alex as storyteller

Alex as telling story to

and Alex's memories

and Alex's mental state

and Alex's nightmares/dreams

Alex's promise to tell story to

and Alex's reasons for not speaking

Alex's relationship with

Alex's reluctance to tell story to

and Alex's secretiveness

and Alex's trip to Oxford

and Alice

and break-in

at Café Scheherazade

Catholicism of

character/personality of

daily life of

and Daugavas-Alex meeting

death of

and family's financial affairs

and finding Koidanov

health of

and Koidanov visit

and Latvia trip

Mark as urging Alex to tell story to

and Mark's visits to Australia

and mysterious telephone calls

in physical danger

reactions to Alex's story by

and Reizman letters/telegram

and Smits's articles

and Solomon Galperin as Alex's father

and threats against Alex

Kurzem family

financial affairs of

and reasons for Alex's silence

See also specific family members

Kurzemnieks, Uldis (as Alex's previous name).
See also
Kurzem, Alex

Lacplesis

Laima Chocolates

Alex as giving Jews chocolates from

Alex's education and activities at

and Alex's first meeting with Uncle

and Alex's return to Lobe's command

Jews at

and Kurzems' Riga visit

as official sponsor of Eighteenth and Second Division

research on

Laima clock

Latvia/Latvians

Alex as “great mascot” of

Alex's childhood mementos from

Alex's feelings/views about

Alex's obligations to

in Australia

complicity of

and Daugavas

Dzenis family and Alex's flight from

knowledge of Alex's Jewishness of

Kurzems' trip to

Lobe as hero to

Mark's research on

Mark's views about

nationalist network of

and Nazis

preparations for trip to

reactions to Alex's story by

red badge of

as refugees

at Saules camp

and skepticism about Alex's story

and Soviet Union

SS headquarters in

and threats against Alex

warnings to Alex about

See also
Riga, Latvia

Latvia State Archive for Audiovisual Documents

Leningrad

Lithuania

Lobe, Karl (Latvian commander)

and Alex as giving Jews chocolates

Alex as joining northern command of

and Alex as prisoner

Alex's affidavit for

Alex's feelings/views about

Alex's first meeting with

Alex's loyalty to

and Alex's promotions/demotions

Alex's relationship with

Alex's reluctance to speak out about

and Alex's rescue in Volhov area

and Alex's SS activities

appearance of

and Carnikava filming

and Dzenis family “adoption” of Alex

and Eighteenth Battalion

and Elli-Mark discussion

and escape from Riga

Lobe, Karl (Latvian commander)

and finding of Alex in forest

and hunting partisans

influence on Alex of

investigation of

and Kulis as caretaker for Alex

as Lacplesis member

as Latvian hero

and Latvia's role in World War II

letter to Alex from

Mark's Stockholm meeting with

and Mark's unanswered questions

Mark's views about

medal for

memoirs of

and murder of Alex's family

and Nazis

as police brigade commander

and public's questions about Alex

and reasons for Alex's silence

reputation of

and research on Alex's story

as Second Latvian Division commander

as sending Alex back to Dzenis family

and Slonim massacre

and Smits

at soldiers' celebration dinner

as SS commander

and story of Alex in forest

in Sweden

and Uncle's knowledge of Alex's background

Uncle's relationship with

uniforms as gifts to Alex from

at Ventspils

and videotape of Alex at Holocaust center

as war criminal

Lobe, Mrs.

Luba (Minsk woman)

Lukashenko, Alexander

Luna Park (Melbourne, Australia), Daugavas-Alex meeting in

M., Professor

mascot

and Alex as “great mascot” to Latvia

and Alex as mascot to Latvian soldiers

as innocent game

Melbourne, Australia.
See
Australia

Michel (scam artist)

Minsk, Belarus

Einsatzgruppen around

and Frank's research

Himmler's visit to

and Kurzems' Koidanov visit

Lithuanian units near

Panok family near

preparations for Kurzems' journey to

Solomon Galperin's move to

See also
Reizman, Frida

Moritzburg, Germany

Museum of Occupation (Riga, Latvia)