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Babi Yar
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Had I fastened The cradle on a rafter, And rocked it—and rocked it. My little son, my Yankl. But the house has vanished Into a fiery dome, How then can I rock My little son, my own? Had I…

Contributor:

Shike Driz

Places:

Moscow, USSR (Moscow, Russia)

Date:

1953

Subjects:

Holocaust, Poverty, Parenthood, Family, Jewish identity

Categories:

Literature, Popular Poetry, Music
Last Testament
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With zeal and zest I threw myself into the work to help assemble archive materials. I was entrusted to be the custodian, I hid the material. Besides me, no one knew. I confided only in my friend Hersh…

Contributor:

Israel Lichtenstein

Places:

Warsaw, General Government (Warsaw, Poland)

Date:

1942

Subjects:

Afterlife, Holocaust, Death, Jewish identity, Parenthood

Categories:

Firsthand Accounts, Memoirs & Diaries, (Auto)biography