The Diary of Mary Berg by Mary Berg
When Hitler invaded Poland in 1939, Mary Berg was fifteen years old. From that time, until her arrival in the United States in 1944 by exchange through her mother's American citizenship, she kept a day-to-day record of her four years in the Warsaw Ghetto, confinement in a Warsaw prison, dispatch to the internment camp in Vittel, France, and finally, her journey to freedom. For the first time since 1945, this - the first and lengthiest eye-witness account of Jews' experiences in the Warsaw Ghetto - is available to the English-speaking public. This is a work remarkable for its authenticity, detail, and poignancy. But it is not only as a factual report on the life and death of a people that Warsaw Ghetto ranks with the most remarkable documents of Second World War. This is the personal story of a life-loving girl's encounter with unparalleled human suffering, a uniquely illuminating glance at one of the darkest chapters of history.
"Mary Berg's diary records the dignity of man, his moral consciousnessOnce again we are reminded that amid blazing homes, flame-swept streets and mass murders there were human beings who admitted no defeat." New York Times, April 1945.Barry Marcus - Past lecturer at the University of Witwartersgrand and Yeshiva College in Johannesberg and is currently Rov of the Central Synagogue in Great Portland St."I recommend the Diary to anyone seeking a genuine insight into 'life' in Nazi occupied Poland. An impressive and touching tale of survival."
Professor Susan Pentlin of Central Missouri State University is Emeritus Professor of Modern Languages at Central Missouri State University in Warrensburg, MO, and the leading expert on this work.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781851684724 |
| ISBN 10 | 1851684727 |
| Title | The Diary of Mary Berg |
| Author | Mary Berg |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Oneworld Publications |
| Year published | 2006-10-26 |
| Number of pages | 350 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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