Let them know that you are there for them, give them a hug and tell them if there is anything you can do just let you know.
You can provide much-needed comfort and support. There are many ways to help a grieving friend or family member, starting with letting the person know you care.
Leave them alone. The last thing they want is an idiot hanging around them dripping sympathy.
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.