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Book 1992

Stella

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Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Language
English
Published
1992
  • Goldschlag, Stella
  • Berlin (Germany) -- Biography

This volume is a biography of Stella Goldschlag (1922-1994), a Jewish woman born in Germany who collaborated with the Gestapo during World War II, exposing and denouncing Berlin's underground Jews. The author chronicles Stella's agonizing choice, her three murder trials, her reclusive existence, and the trauma inherited by her illegitimate daughter in Israel. She suffered from severe depression due to her loneliness and guilt because of her activities during the war, committing suicide in 1994.