Description:
While still twelve years old, Janina Hescheles (1931-2022) wrote this report from her hiding place in Kracow.
Brief description: Janina Altman, née Hescheles (1931-2022) in Lwów, Poland (now Lviv, Ukraine), was a Polish-Israeli chemist, author and a Holocaust survivor.
Review Quotes:
"... one of the most unique documents to appear after the Holocaust." - Ilana Dayan, Galei Tsahal Radio Station, Jerusalem
"... written in 1943 when its author was only twelve years old... It must be read in schools, in colleges and in universities, since the memory of the past could serve as an antidote against the outbreak of fascism, hatred of foreigners and the poor, and against the rise of the extreme Right in Europe." - Sal-Ius Herrera, El Punt Avul, Barcelona
"... one of the most riveting documents of the extermination of the Jews in Europe. Jaroslav Hrytsak, Professor of History at the University of Lviv, claims with justice: 'These pages are difficult to read, but it is inconceivable that they should not be read...' Culture is largely an attempt to preserve the memory of life, something which characterizes us as members of the human race."- Enric Sòria, El Pais, Madrid
"Side by side with persons that made their mark in history, heroes of underground struggle, there are in these memories many people, yet not enough - the heroes and heroines of history that we are unable to tell about: playmates of children's games, prisoners, restless neighbors on the bunks of the hut. Janina Hescheles records their names meticulously, and perhaps this diary is the only place where they are mentioned, as though this little girl knew, understood, that the story in its entirety is possible only if every effort, every trace, every spark and fragment are preserved..." - Piotr Laskowski
"Incredible details, clear even though it is through the words of a young child. You will experience the horrors and fears without emotional clutter. This account will take you there and make you wish that you could have stopped the horrors! Anything to make it better for her and all of those that had to endure this ungodly experience. An astonishing account!!! - Dee Gott