Chapter 11, The Burial of the Dead, and Afterward, Roll Call Summary and Analysis

In The Burial of the Dead, despite Mengele's death in 1979, Nazi hunters continued to search for him. In fact, the search for Mengele intensified under the guidance of Simon Wiesenthal and surviving twin, Eva Mozes. A letter to the press written by Eva Mozes was given to writer Lucette Lagnado that would lead to Miriam Mozes placing an ad in a newspaper that would result in the first ever reunion of Mengele twins. Then, in 1985, the organization begun by Eva Mozes, CANDLES, would organize a trip to Auschwitz for the surviving twins. This trip would prove to be the ultimate catalyst for many of the twins, finally allowing them to stop grieving for a lost parent or sibling and to allow them to...