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(More customer reviews)This book is a must read for one tohave a clear sense of how the ordinary everyday lives of Jewish families and children were affected by the Nazi atrocities and the Cold War.Frau Brenner's account of her childhood, how the Nazi's took it from her, and her ability to survive the bombing of Dresden and escape to the West is an important story.It gives a firsthand and personal account of what Frau Brenner and countless other Jewish children experienced and endured under Hitler, through World War II and Communism. We are lucky that she wrote it and shared it with us, and grateful it was translated from the original German for an English speaking audience.
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February 1945. After heavy bombing by Allied air forces, Dresden was on fire and in ruins. Ironically, for the few Dresden Jews who had not yet been deported and murdered by the Nazis, the destruction meant rescue. With the Gestapo order for the family to report for deportation still in hand, Henny Wolf Brenner and her parents ran for their lives. They went into hiding and waited for the end of the war. Despite the family's fears, the Gestapo did not succeed in tracking down the city's last few Jews, and the family survived. At the end of the war the Red Army liberated Dresden. But instead of the desired release from terror into a resumption of a peaceful, productive life, different forms of repression awaited Brenner and her parents. In the new communist-run East Germany, she was refused advanced schooling because she was not a party member. Under the communist regime, it was clear the Jewish population was not welcome, and consequently normal life was impossible. With heavy hearts, the family decided to abandon their beloved home and risk the dangers of flight from East Berlin to West Berlin. With the help of good friends, they were successful in their venture.
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