Mike Soffer

High school Holocaust Studies teacher. Author of “Our Nazi: An American Suburb’s Encounter with Evil” (coming Fall, 2024) with University of Chicago Press.

[🌻Jon Eimer @BucketJonBets]

I’ve had like 20 people ask me why I’m not on BTTS which shows me people aren’t reading the full tweet 😂😂 that’s fine haha

I’m not taking BTTS @ -155! I missed the window for that!

BOL!

[Mike Soffer @MikeSoffer]

@JewishWonk And it sort of did start with concentration camps? Dachau opened in March 1933, and the Nazis quickly murdered 4 Jews there.

[WGN Morning News @WGNMorningNews]

.@LarryPotash has the story of Oak Park and a man named Reinhold Kulle in this segment for Backstory.

https://t.co/8w3clPeW2o

[Potash @LarryPotash]

Backstory Sunday 11pm @WGNTV the beloved janitor’s secret and rarely seen footage from the Chicago film archive includes celebrities before they became famous.

[Mike Soffer @MikeSoffer]

@LahavHarkov Alan Ryan, an early leader of OSI (DoJ’s “Nazi hunting” wing) called Buchanan “the spokesman for Nazi war criminals in America.”

[Mike Soffer @MikeSoffer]

@NadyaWilliams81 Congrats!!!

[Mike Soffer @MikeSoffer]

Thanks for @cbschicago and the incredible @JoeDonlonTV for this feature on “Our Nazi”!

[CBS Chicago @cbschicago]

A suburban author brings to light a decades-old controversy that still resonates today. The author and his subject are from different worlds and different times, but their stories are strangely intertwined. https://t.co/agp6c17dXH

[Nadya Williams @NadyaWilliams81]

Today @Current_Pub1, @haas1235 reviews @MikeSoffer's book (@UChicagoPress) *Our Nazi: An American Suburb's Encounter with Evil*--appropriate read for the day after 80th anni of the liberation of Auschwitz. Linking below earlier interview with the author. https://t.co/pCRiF0upSA

[Mike Soffer @MikeSoffer]

Thanks to @EZuroff for this review of Our Nazi the @Jerusalem_Post!

[The Jerusalem Post @Jerusalem_Post]

The story of a Nazi who lived in Chicago for three decades. He was considered an outstanding school custodian, beloved and respected by the staff and students of Oak Park and River Forest High School.

https://t.co/uARhjBpxKl

[Mike Soffer @MikeSoffer]

Thanks to @jdforward for this wonderful write up of “Our Nazi”!

[TheForwardFeed @TheForwardFeed]

In the town of Ernest Hemingway and Frank Lloyd Wright, a Nazi was hiding in plain sight
https://t.co/uhIFBKAU2M

[Chicago magazine @ChicagoMag]

No. 4 on our list of the most popular stories of 2024: The Nazi of Oak Park. It was a stunning revelation: A respected high school custodian had been a concentration camp guard. How the disclosure of a dark secret in the early ’80s divided a suburb. https://t.co/beaNE9X5xB

[The Daily Northwestern @thedailynu]

Bookends & Beginnings hosted Michael Soffer Wednesday evening to speak about his new book, “Our Nazi,” which recounts the discovery of a former Nazi guard working as a high school janitor in the 1980s Chicago suburbs. https://t.co/pvPwEGPRwX

[Mike Soffer @MikeSoffer]

What an absolute honor to talk with @RobElgasABC7 and @BurtonABC7 tonight about my book, "Our Nazi." Thank you both for being so welcoming!

[ABC 7 Chicago @ABC7Chicago]

A local teacher is sharing the true story of a Nazi guard who settled in the Chicago suburb of Oak Park, becoming a school custodian there, and what happened when his dark past was revealed. https://t.co/n0OuPToBwv

[Chicago Reader @Chicago_Reader]

A new book by @MikeSoffer delves deep into the SS guard turned Oak Park custodian who divided the suburb. | ✍️ @Emily_221B https://t.co/dFSGMgsuyn

[Mike Soffer @MikeSoffer]

Can't wait to talk about "Our Nazi" with @elesscom on Thursday at 2 ET / 1 CT. Come join us on @AMIGHTYBLAZE's youtube channel!

[John McDermott @mcdermott]

Incredible piece by @ChicagoMag about how my high school alma mater employed a former Nazi SS officer who worked at a concentration camp and, upon learning this information, kept him employed for another two years so he could receive his full pension. https://t.co/2stjDh8ZpK

[Mike Soffer @MikeSoffer]

Thanks @RyanLizza for listing "The Nazi of Oak Park" in
@ChicagoMag as one of your "great weekend reads"! I'm so excited for "Our Nazi: An American Suburb's Encounter with Evil" (@UChicagoPress) to be fully released in early October!

[Mike Soffer @MikeSoffer]

“Our Nazi” highlighted in @politico! Thanks to @UChicagoPress and @ChicagoMag for sharing this history! The book is available on Amazon and from the Press.