THE CATCHER

A quintessential story of choice, set in Hitler’s Germany, about a young Jewish woman, Stella, who became a “catcher” betraying the Jews of Berlin and her Jewish lover, Victor, who became a resistance fighter assigned to assassinate the “catchers” of Berlin. This story addresses one of the most profound and difficult questions of the 20th Century and a question anyone could ask themselves today: What would I do to survive?

A thriller and a love story based on the international best selling book, ‘Stella,’ by Peter Wyden who grew up with Stella in Berlin.

Named by the WSJ (April 1, 2022) as #2 of the 5 best books on Berlin https://www.wsj.com/articles/five-best-books-on-berlin-11648826381

The CATCHER in Context

In the beginning of the War there were about 15,000 Jews in Berlin living an underground life, many with false identities, many passing as Aryan, none wearing stars. At the end of the War, there were about 1500 left. The rest were caught and sent to the camps and most were caught by the catchers themselves. The story is told from the pov of her childhood friend and later lover Victor. The cast of characters whose paths she crosses from childhood until the end of the War are people who made other choices. These are her friends, acquaintances and work mates in forced labor. We get to know them all. The series investigates choice and denial–in extremis.  And what can happen when the 2 collide.