Tragic Dilemma

The Nazi persecution of the Jews is a theme common to both these books, and both are valuable contributions to our understanding of the background of the Nazi period. Both are also, unfortunately, disappointing, because of a lack of critical perception on the part of their authors.

Habe has written an historical novel which he tells us is based on his experience as correspondent for a Prague newspaper, in which capacity he covered the Evian Conference in July of 1938. Representatives of 32 governments met at Evian-les-Bains on Lake Geneva to discuss what might be done to help refugees from Nazi expansion. To this conference (one suspects to torpedo it), the Reich governor of Vienna sent an

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The Nazi persecution of the Jews is a theme common to both these books, and both are valuable contributions to our understanding of the background of the Nazi period. Both are also, unfortunately, disappointing, because of a lack of critical perception on the part of their authors.

Habe has written an historical novel which he tells us is based on his experience as correspondent for a Prague newspaper, in which capacity he covered the Evian Conference in July of 1938. Representatives of 32 governments met at Evian-les-Bains on Lake Geneva to discuss what might be done to help refugees from Nazi expansion. To this conference (one suspects to torpedo it), the Reich governor of Vienna sent an