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The Nazi Officer's Wife

How One Jewish Woman Survived the Holocaust
Jul 11, 2013TheresaAJ rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I have read a lot of Holocaust survivor memoirs over the years. This is one of the most readable and accessible ones published. The author managed to survive a German labor camp and then marry a Nazi as the ultimate "hiding in plain sight" tactic. Edith Hahn-Beer has an articulate voice that lets the reader know why many Jews didn't leave Europe as the anti-Semitism noose tightened over the years. The book was published in 1999 when the author was 85 years old. She died in London in 2009.