Many years ago, I stumbled upon an old documentary film—one that, quite unexpectedly, would come to influence me far more deeply than I ever imagined.
It told the story of two brothers whose lives shaped the fate of countless people in ways both extraordinary and devastating.
The documentary itself was woven from interviews with family members, acquaintances, and friends—voices that, by now, have mostly fallen silent with time.
Albert and Hermann grew up side by side, in the same home, under...
