New novel tells story of a disease inspector helping Jews in Nazi prisons
'Irena's War: A Novel' is a new and haunting portrayal of the Holocaust.
PRISON CELLS in Cologne that once housed Gestapo regional headquarters. The novel tells of a heroine helping Jews escape a similar prison, after which she was tortured by the Gestapo.(photo credit: REUTERS)ByAARON LEIBELUpdated: