Send us a textThe Glassmaker's Son is available here. Please visit Peter Kupfer's website to learn more.Show Notes:3:00 Kupfer’s description of The Glassmaker’s Son 5:00 Kupfer exploration of identity 6:30 Kupfer’s name change 7:45 paternal family history in Germany prior to WWII10:00 1979 first visit to Bavaria11:00 NY attorney for Kupfer’s father12:00 1937 passenger list that includes Kupfer’s father13:00 Kupfer’s grandfather14:30 Kupfer’s grandfather in Terezin15:25 Kupfer Villa sold 16:50 letters between Mr. Kupfer’s father and grandfather regarding escape from Nazis19:00 Kupfer’s glassmaking business 24:00 last meeting of Kupfer business26:00 mixed feelings when meeting Germans who knew Kupfer family prior to/during WWII29:00 level of anti-semitism in Germany31:00 German school education on Holocaust 32:30 importance of visiting concentration camps33:30 Terezin Concentration Camp37:30 efforts to seek return of ancestral portraits44:00 post-war restitution claims46:30 how his story addresses justice47:45 legacy he hopes his book has49:00 his definition of justice confirmed after exploring his family history50:50 most surprising aspect of his research for this book53:00 Stolperstein ceremony honors Kupfer’s family on November 22, which is also the release day of The Glassmaker’s SonPlease share your comments and/or questions at [email protected] by Toulme.To hear more episodes, please visit Warfare of Art and Law podcast's website.To leave questions or comments about this or other episodes of the podcast and/or for information about joining the 2ND Saturday discussion on art, culture and justice, please message me at [email protected]. Thanks so much for listening!© Stephanie Drawdy [2025]

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