ARMIN SCHMID was born in Munich in 1926. His essays and articles have appeared in various journals and newspapers.
RENATE SCHMID was born in Schwienfurt, Germany, in 1925, and has worked in journalism and as an editor. The Schmids have collaborated on five works of nonfiction.
MARGOT BETTAUER DEMBO is an editor with the American Museum of Natural History who has translated works by Robert Gernhardt, Herta Müller, and Hans-Joachim Maaz.
WOLFGANG BENZ is the director of The Center for the Study of Antisemitism in Berlin.