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In 1942, Martin
and Eva Deutschkron lived in constant fear of being
caught by the Nazis and executed, simply because
they were of Jewish descent. Both of their parents
were transported to a German concentration camp and
never heard from again. The young couple removed the
yellow
stars that all Jews were required to wear on
their clothing. They avoided registering with the
government, which meant they could not legally find
housing, receive food rations and new clothing,
access medical services, or travel on public
transportation. They moved around frequently,
staying with people who needed their skills as a
seamstress and a tailor. With the Gestapo searching
for Jews and recruiting informants, no one could be
trusted and no place remained safe for very long.
Faced with being 'transported' or perhaps shot by
the Nazis just because they were Jews, Eva and her
husband disappeared into the 'underground' in 1942.
For the remainder of World War II they continued to
work and live right in the
Berlin area
without being apprehended by the dreaded Gestapo.
Miraculously, they survived. This is an intriguing
story of heroic and ingenious people who were
blessed by having valuable trade skills and the help
of many people who were willing to defy the laws
enacted by one of the cruelest governments in
history.
Two years after World War II ended, they left Berlin and emigrated to the United States
with their newly born son. They eventually settled
in Madison, Wisconsin, and opened a clothing store. For
nearly 60 years, Eva said little about their life as
Jews in Nazi Germany, even after the death of her
husband. Finally, prodded with questions from a
great granddaughter, she realized that her story
should be told.
Martin and Eva Deutschkron in 1946
In
No More Tears Left Behind, Eva
revealed what she and her husband and many others
had experienced to writers Arthur and Ursula
Rathburn. They chronicled how she and her husband
managed to hide their background and blend into the
shadows of the non-Jewish community and survive the
murderous tyranny of the Nazis with the help of a
few friends, their own ingenuity,
and luck.
Eva is now 91 and one of the few living Jews who, as
adults hiding in Berlin’s underground
during the war, eluded capture. Her story is
another reminder of the horrors and injustice
brought on by discrimination and the determination
to endure.
No More Tears Left Behind
The Remarkable Story of Holocaust Survivor Eva
Deutschkron
By Arthur and Ursula Rathburn
$16.00
ISBN 978-0-9779516-6-6
Fort
Dane
Books
No More Tears Left Behind
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Eva’s story, based on her own words, told by Arthur
and Ursula Rathburn, authors and publishers.
For more information visit
www.fortdanebooks.com.
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