hen Nazi officers arrived at the home of 15-year-old Hannah Pick-Goslar, she had her suitcase ready. They had sealed off her neighbourhood, blocking roads and stationing soldiers on every bridge. Early in the morning, loudspeakers blared in the streets, telling Jewish residents to prepare for departure. Then a member of the green police, the wing of the German army tasked with policing civilians, banged on the Goslars’ door and told them: “You have 20 minutes to pack your
