Nuremberg: The Translator's Tale: The Story of Howard Triest, German-Jewish Interpreter of the Nazi War Criminals

by Helen Fry

208 pages, Paperback

Expected publication June 23, 2026

About the author

Helen Fry has written numerous books on the Second World War with particular reference to the 10,000 Germans and Austrians who fought for Britain in the war.

Other books by Helen include histories of various Anglo-Jewish communities, including The Lost Jews of Cornwall (with Keith Pearce); and The Jews of Exeter. Her titles also include books on Christian-Jewish Dialogue. Her textbook Christian-Jewish Dialogue: A Reader has been translated into Russian, Czech and Polish.

Helen has branched out into fiction with James Hamilton under the pseudonym JH Schryer. Together they have written two novels of historical fiction and been in development on scripts with Green Gaia Films for a TV drama based on their novels.

Helen is an Honorary Research Fellow in the Dept of Hebrew & Jewish Studies at University College London and Lecturer at the London Jewish Cultural Centre. She is a member of The Biographers’ Club, The Society of Authors and an Honorary member of The Association of Jewish Refugees.

Reviews

[Kathrin Peters · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fascinating insights from Howard Triest, the German Jew who had joined the American army after escaping from Germany and came face-to-face with evil in his role as interpreter to the psychologists who interviewed those Nazis who were tried at Nuremberg.

[Peter Connor · Rating 5 out of 5]

Brilliant from start to finish a real insight into the Nazi war criminals at Nuremberg.