The biography "Heinrich Heine" by Max Brod offers a deep insight into the life of the famous German poet while also illuminating the tragic circumstances under which the German Jewish community lived during the time of National Socialism. Brod, a close friend of Heine, wrote this meticulously researched and elegantly crafted biography in 1934, when the political conditions in Germany were already shaped by Nazi rule. The publication by the exile publisher Allert de Lange in Amsterdam and the subsequent revised edition of 1935 testify to the relevance and urgency of the subject. In a preface to the new edition of 1956, Brod reflects on the changes he had to make after the horrific events of the Holocaust. This biography is not only a literary work but also an important historical document that addresses the challenges and fate of German Jews during a dark time in history.