Abandoned in Berlin invites the reader to decide if anti-Semitism in Germany ended after the war or was simply concealed by a new set of West German laws. The story uncovers the history of a prestigious block of Jewish-owned apartments in West Berlin, expropriated under National Socialism at the end of March 1936. The leading characters are a widow and her two teenage daughters, with the story na, livre ebook

Abandoned in Berlin Abandoned in Berlin A True Story John R. Cammidge Columbus, Ohio Abandoned in Berlin: A True Story Published by Gatekeeper Press 2167 Stringtown Rd, Suite 109 Columbus, OH 43123-2989 www.GatekeeperPress.com Copyright © 2018 by John R. Cammidge www.johnrcammidge.com Cover Design by Angelina Valieva All rights reserved. Neither this book, nor any parts within it may be sold or reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means, including information storage and retrieval systems without permission in writing from the author. The only exception is by a reviewer, who may quote short excerpts in a review. ISBN (hardcover): 9780999855522 ISBN (paperback): 9780999855515 eISBN: 9780999855508 Library of Congress Control Number: 2018954818 Printed in the United States of America Dedicated to Herta, Vera, and Ellen Ich werde dich nie vergessen (I’ll never forget you) Contents Introduction A Word from Hilda 1. Going Away 2. A Surprise Welcome 3. The Land Register 4. The Vienna Connection 5. Early Revelations 6. An Olympic Year 7. The Fall of the Wall 8. The German Consulate 9. Troublesome Answers 10. Disclosure 11. Guardianship Court (“Pflegschaftsgericht”) 12. Planning for Exodus 13. The Sale 14. Friends from New York 15.