Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 Hilde and her family lived in Berlin, Germany, before World War II. Hilde's parents were German Jews, and her aunts were German-speaking Jewish sisters who came of age during the last days of the reign of Wilhelm II and the first years of the Weimar Republic. #2 Hilde and her family were German Jews who lived in Berlin before World War II. Hilde's family had been well off at first, but the money soon ran out. Hilde's future husband was drafted into the German army, and she lived in a state of anxiety about his well-being for the duration of the war. #3 The author's grandmother, Betty, was a Jewish woman who lived in Berlin before World War II. She was well off until the money ran out, and she was anxious about her husband being drafted into the German army. She tried to keep her fears at bay by working extra hard. #4 The author's grandmother, Betty, was a Jewish woman who lived in Berlin before World War II. She was well off until the money ran out, and she was anxious about her husband being drafted into the German army. She tried to keep her fears at bay by working extra hard.