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Geoff Calkins On Demand: Just Posted

Calkins: Why did a Holocaust survivor visit Graceland? A story about hate, survival — and the importance of joy
 
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Mark Schonwetter spent years hiding from the Nazis as a boy. He came to Memphis this week to talk about the journey of survival, the persistence of hate — and a lesson his mother taught him about joy.

 
 

More from Geoff Calkins

Calkins: Will Ja Morant play for the Grizz again? We have an answer to that — and more.
 
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Calkins: Jaren Jackson had to be traded. Because it's time for the Grizzlies to start again.
 
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Calkins: Robert Pera remains city's best hope for keeping Grizzlies in Memphis
 
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Geoff Calkins

Geoff Calkins

Columnist

Geoff Calkins has been chronicling Memphis and Memphis sports for more than two decades. Calkins has been named the best sports columnist in the country five times by the Associated Press sports editors, but still figures his best columns are about the people who make Memphis what it is.

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