THE THIRD BROTHER

What starts out as a research project into the hushed-up death of a grandmother, leads to a complex family history. Kathrin Jahrreiß tells about three very different brothers: one made a career with the Nazis, another flew to the USA, and the third brother, her grandfather, remained in Dresden after the murder of his Jewish wife to help build a just state as a lawyer – until he himself was recruited by the Stasi. A very personal search for clues that paints a complex picture of a German-Jewish family over three generations in several different political systems.