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Author / Creator:Dimant, Ita, author.
Uniform title:Moja cząstka życia. English
Imprint:Boston : Cherry Orchard Books, [2023]
Description:208 pages : illustrations, portraits, genealogical table ; 24 cm
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13377163
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Other authors / contributors:Pollin, Teresa, translator.
Dean, Martin, 1962- editor.
ISBN:9798887192321
9798887192338
9798887192345
9798887192352
Notes:This work is translated from the original diary handwritten in Polish. Includes parts of the author's summary of her diary published in English as "A diary of the Holocaust" in 1993. The summary was also translated into Hebrew in 1993.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:"Ita Dimant's gripping diary is a detailed account of her experiences in the Holocaust. She describes the chaotic living conditions in the Warsaw ghetto and her dramatic escape to the 'Aryan' side. She wrestles repeatedly with the burden of losing close friends and family, revealing her emotional responses to the unfolding tragedy. As one ghetto after another is liquidated, she becomes a courier carrying vital information and supplies between Polish cities. Ita must rely on her wits, skillful deception, and a few trusted friends, as she seeks to evade the noose closing around her"--
Other form:Online version: Dimant, Ita Survival Boston : Cherry Orchard Books, 2023 9798887192345