As a young Jewish girl in Des Moines, Joanne Brown feared the goose-stepping soldiers she saw on TV. As a slightly older newlywed, she discovered her husband would be stationed in Germany . 

Brown retired from her position as an English professor at Drake University, but continues to teach and write.

As a young Jewish girl in Des Moines, Joanne Brown feared the goose-stepping soldiers she saw on TV. As a slightly older newlywed, she discovered her husband would be stationed in Germany . Brown retired from her position as an English professor at Drake University, but continues to teach and write.

Joanne Brown: You want me to cook for Nazis?

An evening of live storytelling, the Des Moines Storytellers Project features community members coached by Des Moines Register journalists taking the mic to tell true, first-person stories.
We believe everyone HAS a story and everyone CAN tell that story.
Learn more at <a href="http://www.storytellersproject.com">DesMoinesRegister.com/Storytellers</a>.

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An evening of live storytelling, the Des Moines Storytellers Project features community members coached by Des Moines Register journalists taking the mic to tell true, first-person stories. We believe everyone HAS a story and everyone CAN tell that story. Learn more at DesMoinesRegister.com/Storytellers.

An evening of live storytelling, the Des Moines Storytellers Project features community members coached by Des Moines Register journalists taking the mic to tell true, first-person stories.
We believe everyone HAS a story and everyone CAN tell that story.
Learn more at <a href="http://www.storytellersproject.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">DesMoinesRegister.com/Storytellers</a>.

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