A novel in which a “blonde and blue-eyed Jewess” converts to Christianity after she falls in love with a Nazi officer in the Theresienstadt concentration camp has sparked outrage after it was shortlisted for two prestigious literary awards.
For Such a Time tells the story of an inmate called Hadassah who falls in love with SS officer Colonel Aric von Schmidt, who makes her his secretary.
Said to be based on the Book of Esther, Hadassah falls in love with the man who she knows to be her enemy, while trying to save the Jewish people.
She eventually finds peace by converting to Christianity.
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