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The Last Stage of Deportation Is Death
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[ . . . ] We have nooses fastened around our necks; when the pressure abates for a moment, we utter a cry. Its importance should not be underestimated. Many a time in history did such cries resound…

Contributor:

Gustawa Jarecka

Places:

Warsaw, General Government (Warsaw, Poland)

Date:

1942

Subjects:

Writing, Holocaust, Jewish quarters, Death, Violence

Categories:

Firsthand Accounts, Literature, (Auto)biography
My Memoirs
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Jewish children grow up quickly. If only their bodies ripened as quickly as their hearts and minds! Were this an artist’s crayon in my hand instead of a pen, I would draw the following caricature of…

Contributor:

Y. L. Peretz

Places:

Warsaw, Russian Empire (Warsaw, Poland)

Date:

1913

Subjects:

Adolescence, Education, Language and linguistics, Jewish identity, Writing

Categories:

Firsthand Accounts, Memoirs & Diaries, (Auto)biography