From Library Journal
This memoir is about a little-covered group existing in the Third Reich: families where one parent was Jewish and one was not. They were affected by the Nuremberg laws which controlled Jews, but not always to the same extent. Although this book could have been fascinating, Hecht's telling of her family's story falls short of being an engrossing personal tale or a general history of ``first degree half-breeds.'' Hecht's desire to be objective leads her to omit many details of her family's life, but neither does she give a wider account of ``half-breeds.'' Recommended for large Third Reich collections. Pat Ensor, Indiana State Univ. Lib., Terre Haute
Copyright 1985 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1985 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From Booklist
The Nuremberg laws were promulgated in 1935, making it clear that the Jews were no longer allowed any part in German life. Each move against the Jews then carried the force of law. Subsequently, the author and her brother were stripped of their rights, prevented from earning a living, and forbidden to marry. Their father was deported to Auschwitz in 1944, where he died. The author's daughter's father was killed on the Russian front. Invisible Walls was originally published in Germany in 1984, and To Remember Is to Heal was published in 1991. Hecht describes in vivid detail her life under these appalling conditions: restrictions at school, in seeking work, at restaurants and other public places, and in riding public transportation. She could not own a radio, a pet, a telephone, or a business, and she was forced to wear a Jewish star. Extraordinary accounts of one woman's courage and cunning. George Cohen
