Question

I look at some pictures of jews from hungary and I am afraid to discover some that I have known. how does the quote from paragragh 3 contribute to the author authority in speaking about the events of the holocaust

Answer 1

The author shows authority by saying that hey know people who were hurt by the tragedy directly.

Explanation:

The author of the text is able to assert their authority over  the text and its subject matter on the Jews by asserting that they have some personal ties tot he event.

They know the people who have been hurt in the holocaust thus they are able to give some information and that will be relevant to them.

One would wonder however, how only the personal contact of the author with the tragedy must give them authority and not them being author only.