The Nazi Officer's Wife Explained

The Nazi Officer's Wife
Published:	1999
Author:	Edith Hahn-Beer
Publisher:	Rob Weibach Books William Morrow and Company
Language:	English
Country:	United States

The Nazi Officer's Wife: How One Jewish Woman Survived the Holocaust is a 1999 autobiography by Austrian-born Edith Hahn-Beer. Written with the help of Susan Dworkin, the book's first edition was published by Rob Weibach Books and William Morrow and Company.^[1] A documentary film based on the source material and starring Hahn-Beer herself was released in 2003. A revised version of the book was published in 2009.^[2]

Translations

• German, as Ich ging durchs Feuer und brannte nicht : Eine aussergewöhnliche Lebens- und Liebesgeschichte (2002) ^[3]
• French, as La femme de l'officier nazi : comment une Juive survécut à l'Holocauste (2002) ^[4]
• Italian, as La moglie dell'ufficiale nazista (2003)
• Dutch, as De joodse bruid (2001) ^[5]
• Japanese, as ナチ将校の妻 : あるユダヤ人女性55年目の告白 (Nachi shōkō no tsuma : aru Yudayajin josei 55-nenme no kokuhaku) (2000) ^[6]
• Sinhalese, as Yuddhayē aturu katāvaka : (nāsi hamudā niladhāriya gē birinda) (2004).^[7]
• Thai, as เมียนาซี (2005).
• Russian, as "Жена немецкого офицера" (2016).^[8]

2003 documentary

Directed by Liz Garbus and written by Jack Youngelson, the 2003 documentary retelling of the book stars Hahn-Beer, who was approximately 90 years old at the time. The film features the voice of Julia Ormond and is narrated by Susan Sarandon.^[9] In addition to being shown in movie theatres, the film was run on the American TV channel A&E on June 19, 2003. It was reviewed by several major newspapers, including The New York Times and the Boston Herald, and was nominated for a prime-time Emmy.^[10]

Planned film adaptation

A film adaptation of The Nazi Officer's Wife was planned at one point in 2010. Directed by Mike Figgis, written by Charlie Stratton,^[11] and Craig P. Sherman^[12] and starring Eva Green, Thomas Kretschmann, and Alexandra Maria Lara, it was anticipated for release in 2011 but was never filmed.^[12] Co-author Susan Dworkin reports that the movie rights are once again available.^{[13] [14] [15]}

External links

• Edith Hahn collection
• Harper-Collins Reading Guide
• CNN review of the book
• Jerusalem Post review of the book
• New York Times review of the 2003 film
• Boston Herald review of the 2003 film

Notes and References

1. Web site: Oops, something went wrong | WorldCat.org. search.worldcat.org.
2. Web site: Hahn-Beer, Edith, 1914-2009. Library of Congress. 27 May 2018.
3. Web site: Ich ging durchs Feuer und brannte nicht : ein aussergewöhnliche Lebens- und Liebesgeschichte | WorldCat.org. search.worldcat.org.
4. Web site: La femme de l'officier nazi comment une Juive survécut à l'Holocauste | WorldCat.org. search.worldcat.org.
5. Web site: De joodse bruid | WorldCat.org. search.worldcat.org.
6. Web site: ナチ将校の妻 : あるユダヤ人女性55年目の告白 = The Nazi officer's wife : how one Jewish woman survived the Holocaust | WorldCat.org. search.worldcat.org.
7. Web site: Yuddhayē aturu katāvaka : (nāsi hamudā niladhāriya gē birinda) | WorldCat.org. search.worldcat.org.
8. Web site: Жена немецкого офицера. ast.ru. 2024-05-24. ru.
9. Web site: The Nazi Officer's Wife. May 9, 2003. IMDb.
10. Web site: Associated Press. .
11. Web site: Internet Movie Database. .
12. Web site: Internet Movie Database. .
13. Web site: Dworkin. Susan. The Nazi Officer's Wife: How One Jewish Woman Survived the Holocaust. https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/BGanNUxjcjE . 2021-12-21 . live. youtube.com. Library of Congress. 27 May 2018. Dec 10, 2015.
14. Web site: Dworkin. Susan. The Nazi Officer's Wife. Library of Congress. 27 May 2018. 4 April 2018.
15. Web site: Dworkin. Susan. From the Library of Congress in Washington, DC., Transcript. 27 May 2018.