Title: To be a Jew in Berlin : the letters of Hermann Samter, 1939-1943 /
Authors: Samter, Hermann.; Fraenkel, Daniel; Bowerman, Bronagh.
Publisher: Yad Vashem : The International Institute for Holocaust Research,
Year: 2012
Subjects: Samter, Hermann.; Jews Germany Berlin History; Jews Germany Berlin Biography.; Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) Germany Berlin Personal narratives; Jews Germany Correspondence.; Berlin (Germany) Biography
Contents: Between hope and despair: Hermann Samter -- The letters -- The search for Hermann Samter and his addresses -- Jews in Nazi Berlin: Antisemitic persecution before the outbreak of war -- Intensified repression after the outbreak of war -- The decision to deport the Jews out of the German Reich -- The first deportations of 1941 -- The deportations of 1942 -- The Fabrikation and the end of the Jewish community of Berlin, February-June 1943 -- Excursus: How much did the Berlin Jews know?