The women of Vienna, whose appreciation and warmth during the first reading I gave from the unfinished manuscript encouraged me to go on Įrwin Buchwieser, Gerd W. My mother, Irena Fischer, who translated Stella Leibler’s letters and excerpts from Mieczysław Mołdawa’s book for me from Polish

Stella Leibler, for her report on Peterswaldau įriederike Cohensius, for her memories of the Peterswaldau camp Īndrea Rudorff, for the information she gave me on the Kurzbach women’s subcamp Mieczysław Mołdawa, who sent me his book on Gross-Rosen and provided me with valuable suggestions

The Ministry of Culture of North Rhine-Westphalia for providing a work grant The Omina Freundeshilfe Foundation for their financial support Mackay, Lilly’s agent and friend, for establishing contact with Kiepenheuer & Witsch Susanne Pollak, who offered encouragement on this project from the very beginning Ĭhristel Becker-Rau, who took the wonderful photographs of Lilly Ehrlich, who entrusted me with his unpublished manuscript Īnnette Leo, for providing me with material on Gross-Rosen Ingrid Lottenburger, Margot Scherl, Sonja Wohlatz and Inge Keller, for letting me stay at their apartment in Berlin The book, translated into twenty languages, and the film based on it-directed by Max Färberböck, with Juliane Köhler and Maria Schrader in the leading roles-have made Aimée and Jaguar’s story known around the world. After the book appeared in 1994 she was contacted by additional contemporaries of Aimée and Jaguar, who offered new material that has been integrated into the present edition. On August 21, 1944, Felice was arrested and deported.Īt the age of 80, Lilly Wust told her story to Erica Fischer, who turned it into a poignant testimony. When Jaguar-Felice admitted to her lover that she was Jewish, this dangerous secret drew the two women even closer to one another. They composed poems and love letters to each other, and wrote their own marriage contract. Aimée and Jaguar started forging plans for the future. But then she met the 21-year-old Felice Schragenheim. Lilly Wust, 29, married, four children, led a life as did millions of German women. “A memorable, vivid, and intimate portrait.” - Entertainment Weeklyīerlin 1942. This powerful, poignant, and inspirational novel, a Lambda Literary Award winner, is the true story of two unlikely lovers set against World War II Berlin-a riveting chronicle of love, loyalty, and survival against all odds.

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