In the German city of Fürth, in Middle Franconia, few people remember the Kissingers. Before World War II, Henry Kissinger's father Louis, now 82 and living in Manhattan with his wife Paula, was a respected Studienrat, or high school teacher. The family enjoyed a middle-class life: a five-room flat, many books, a servant and a piano, which young Heinz avoided practicing whenever possible. He preferred soccer.
When the Nazis gained power, life became difficult and dangerous. "The other children would beat us up," Henry recalls now. His father was...
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