In the summer of 1936, Swedish pastor Göte Hedenquist arrives in Vienna to begin his service at the Swedish Israel Mission on Seegasse 16. At that time, this institution is the only one in Austria's history dedicated to what is known as Jewish mission work and also serves as an early dialogue center between the two world religions. Barely two years later, Hedenquist, as the head of the Israel Mission, along with his colleagues from Sweden and Austria, becomes embroiled in a struggle for the lives of thousands of evangelical Christians of Jewish descent. However, in his memoirs of those years, Hedenquist not only describes the confrontations with the brutal authorities and the dramatic circumstances of the rescue operations, but he also engages in a critical reflection on the relationship between Christians and Jews.