It was late, well after the Jewish curfew. Three people, wearing dark clothing to avoid being seen outside, stood around little Irene Kirstein’s bed: her aunt, uncle, and cousin. They would soon be deported to an unknown future in Poland, and they had come to say good-bye. In 1938 Irene’s life had become very restricted and her father had disappeared, temporarily sent away to Sachsenhausen concentration camp. What future could there be for a Jewish girl in Berlin? ...
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November/December 2006
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