"This book is informative and moving; it is an impressive piece of research, sometimes close to a detective story, contributing to our understanding of the dynamics of the Third Reich." - German Historical Institute, Bulletin"...An easily readable narrative history, which is regularly enlivened with accounts of the fates of individuals and families who played significant parts in Hamburg’s Jewish history...It is a valuable contribution to the literature on the history of Jews under Nazi persecution." - Andrew G. Bonnell, University of Queensland