Jews and Gypsies are no longer considered German Reich citi­zens and do not have the right to vote in either Reichstag elec­tions or the Anschluss. Johannes I checked my watch as I ate the last of the dinner Hannah had prepared. “Is it alright?” she asked. I suddenly realized that I’d been gulping it down without re­ally concentrating on what I was eating. I paid more attention, savoring the current mouthful: lamb goulash with sweet pa­prika and potatoes. “Very nice—as it always is.” Hannah was a good cook, but her repertoire extended to no more than eight or nine dishes, which she’d regularly rotate. “Good, Momma,” our youngest, Elena, just four years old, agreed with a big smile. Hannah had spent a few minutes dic­ing her lamb into smaller pieces as we’d sat down while Elena protested, “I’m not a baby anymore—you don’t need to.” Our eldest, Stefan, now nine, simply smiled and nodded, not wanting anything to interrupt his racehorse eating—though his was more through enjoyment than eagerness to be some­where else. My mind was already half on the plans I’d discussed earlier with Mathias. It was decided that one of us should check out the “amnesty” that this…