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When I decided to come to Carolina first wanting to do something related to German history, one of the reasons I chose to do so was Konrad Jarausch. He was the ideal example of a great scholar and an even better man. He will be missed—may his memory be a blessing. dailytarheel.com/480137/unive...

He was incredibly kind, incredibly encouraging, and also quite funny.

My first week I was honestly quite terrified of meeting him and I think I was visibly shaking introducing myself to him. He said “it’s okay, I know you. I know your file… but not in the Stasi way.”

I’m really glad I got to TA for him that first semester. He told some fun jokes to those undergrads. Not sure they realized they were jokes, though.