A Compelling Confession of a Nazi Mascot
Using an adorable mascot helps build the personality and emotional appeal of your business or even a particular brand. A visually attractive mascot design has the power to convey your company culture by simply looking at it. Its charisma is so powerful that even the despicable Nazis were not able to resist it.
This is the tragic story of Alex Kurzem – a Jewish boy who became a Nazi mascot during the World War II. At the age of 6, his family was massacred by the Germans but he was lucky enough to escape. He was later captured by the Latvian soldiers ordered by Germans to slaughter the Jews.
Fortunately, one soldier felt sorry for him so he dressed him in a military uniform and made him a “little corporal” mascot to protect his life. Because he was blue-eyed and blond, the soldier was able to convince his comrades that Kurzem was a Russian orphan. After the war, he immigrated to Australia but kept his secret even to his wife and children.
In the book aptly titled The Mascot written by his son, Alex Kurzem narrated his grim fairy-tale story about survival and his journey to “uncover his Jewish roots and the story of his past.”
