The Mascot is a 2007 memoir by Mark Kurzem about his father Alex Kurzem, a Belorussian Holocaust survivor. It was published by Penguin Books.
The book covers Alex and Mark Kurzem's findings about his past. Alex Kurzem had fled his town during a Nazi perpetrated massacre of Jews in 1942. He was discovered by a Latvian police Schutzmannschaft battalion and adopted as their child mascot under an assumed identity.
The book received positive reviews at the time of its publication. Kurzem's claims were viewed with skepticism by some until a 2021 DNA test confirmed his origin.