Nazi Officer's Wife, The

This book is excellent and the matching A&E video is a plus AFTER you read her story here. What a super woman Ms. Hahn was and I was so sad to hear she passed away only a couple of days after I finished reading her story. This story will mean so much to me as well as anyone else who reads it. All Jews should be extremely proud of their heritage. I'm not Jewish and I'm very proud of their wonderful human spirit. God bless Edith Hahn Beer and all Jewish holocaust victims and survivors!

This has to be the most unusual documentary I have seen about the dark era of Nazism. There is stark, bone chilling footage of the Nazi movement, but as seen through the eyes of Edith, a bright young woman. Full of life and dreams. and so resourceful. Those times must have been terrifying, but her life shows the hidden, not often talked about ways that normal people exist, live during difficult times. I found myself strangely uplifted as I listened to her journey, all alone in dangerous country, the courage it must have taken not to give in, the courage to strike out on her own to unknown city, the courage to have her daughter. There are many stories of how love shows up in war times, In war times life takes on different perspectives, brings out different things in people. I think Edith is a remarkable woman, with great courage, adaptability, resourcefulness. That she was able to keep her heart open during such difficult times is beautiful story. It did not jade her.

VHS Tape would not play at all. Through it into trash and ordered another one from a different source. Sorry.

This is an unvarnished documentary of a woman who survived a horrifying period in world history and made certain decisions which some people say they would never make. There is idealism, and there is reality. This documentary is about reality. It is very well made and not comfortable to watch, but there is much to learn if you do so. We highly recommend it.

I expected a movie based on fact but what I got was a documentary of the Nazi Officer's Wife. The things Jews had to do to survive the Hollocaust are unbelieveable.I'm still trying to understand how such an enlightened society could go so wrong. Sometimes I think I see a corolary to what's happening here. Next thing you know, we'll be trying to solve our energy shortage by burning mexicans...

This movie is no where as good as the book. The book is very detailed and gives the reader an excellent idea of what really occurred in this unusual true story.

The documentary is very nice but there is something wrong with the transfer, there is video noise at the very top of the screen that I found to be very distracting. Also my disc came with a few small scratches and so I missed about a minute of the program.

I loved this book! It is the first one I've read that gives insight in to the "German, everyday citizen" experience during the Nazi occupation and World War II. It is a great (and true!) story that I truly learned a great deal from. I followed up the book by ordering the documentary!