![The cover of a diary written by Elizabeth Kaufmann while living with the family of Pastor André Trocmé in Le Chambon-sur-Lignon. [LCID: n06958]](https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/images/large/e7b7fe8f-22a2-4d44-9f55-6443e4d744d0.jpg "The cover of a diary written by Elizabeth Kaufmann while living with the family of Pastor André Trocmé in Le Chambon-sur-Lignon. [LCID: n06958]")
The cover of a diary written by Elizabeth Kaufmann while living with the family of Pastor André Trocmé in Le Chambon-sur-Lignon. Le Chambon-sur-Lignon, France, 1940–41.
Item View![Otto Wolf (1927-1945) was a Czech Jewish teenager who chronicled his family's experience living in hiding in rural Moravia during ... [LCID: n09590]](https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/images/large/c9aaed39-e066-4f3d-bfcb-9f6e3abb370f.jpeg "Otto Wolf (1927-1945) was a Czech Jewish teenager who chronicled his family's experience living in hiding in rural Moravia during ... [LCID: n09590]")
Otto Wolf (1927-1945) was a Czech Jewish teenager who chronicled his family's experience living in hiding in rural Moravia during World War II. His diary was published posthumously. This image shows book 4 of Otto Wolf's diary. This is the first entry by Felicitas Garda (Otto Wolf's sister) dated April 17, 1945. Felicitas continued Otto's diary after his disappearance.
Item View![Illustrated page of a child's diary written in a Swiss refugee camp. [LCID: 44235]](https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/images/large/bdb4f70e-611f-4a4e-9682-f1f425f2b659.jpg "Illustrated page of a child's diary written in a Swiss refugee camp. [LCID: 44235]")
Illustrated page of a child's diary written in a Swiss refugee camp. The diary entry describes how they crossed the border into Switzerland. The text reads, "We came out of the woods and into a clearing: we had to be as quiet as possible because we were so close to the border. Oh! I almost forgot! Before we came out of the woods, they made us stand still for a quarter of an hour while they went to explore the area and to cut through the fence. Fortunately, shortly thereafter, we began to walk again. We saw a small guard station that was literally in front of the hole in the fence, fortunately the guard was not there. One by one, silently, we went through the hole in the fence. What emotion! Finally, we were in free territory, in Switzerland." Switzerland, 1943-1944.
Item View![Illustrated page of a child's diary written in a Swiss refugee camp. [LCID: 44233]](https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/images/large/2f51ce7c-23e9-40d4-aa25-4f8d0795a1f1.jpg "Illustrated page of a child's diary written in a Swiss refugee camp. [LCID: 44233]")
Illustrated page of a child's diary written in a Swiss refugee camp. The diary entry describes how they crossed the border into Switzerland. The text reads, "We came out of the woods and into a clearing: we had to be as quiet as possible because we were so close to the border. Oh! I almost forgot! Before we came out of the woods, they made us stand still for a quarter of an hour while they went to explore the area and to cut through the fence. Fortunately, shortly thereafter, we began to walk again. We saw a small guard station that was literally in front of the hole in the fence, fortunately the guard was not there. One by one, silently, we went through the hole in the fence. What emotion! Finally, we were in free territory, in Switzerland." Switzerland, 1943-1944.
Item View![A page from the diary of Eugenia Hochberg, written while she was living in hiding in Brody, Poland. [LCID: 23384]](https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/images/large/1e933612-83d6-49c3-964c-10d9d96d7dff.jpg "A page from the diary of Eugenia Hochberg, written while she was living in hiding in Brody, Poland. [LCID: 23384]")
A page from the diary of Eugenia Hochberg, written while she was living in hiding in Brody, Poland. The page contains a timeline of important events that happened during the war, such as deaths and deportations of family and friends. Brody, Poland, July 1943–March 1944.
Item View![Photo of Peter Feigl, a Jewish child hidden in the Protestant village le Chambon-sur-Lignon. [LCID: 86064]](https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/images/large/53991657-1012-4d7a-8a4e-c456b684d3b8.jpg "Photo of Peter Feigl, a Jewish child hidden in the Protestant village le Chambon-sur-Lignon. [LCID: 86064]")
Photo of Peter Feigl, a Jewish child hidden in the Protestant village Le Chambon-sur-Lignon. Le Chambon, France, August 9, 1943.
Item View![Page from the diary of Peter Feigl, a Jewish child hidden in the Protestant village of le Chambon-sur-Lignon. [LCID: 86061]](https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/images/large/13de0778-74b3-434e-81e4-2c94ede5dd38.jpg "Page from the diary of Peter Feigl, a Jewish child hidden in the Protestant village of le Chambon-sur-Lignon. [LCID: 86061]")
Page from the diary of Peter Feigl, a Jewish child hidden in the Protestant village of Le Chambon-sur-Lignon. The photos show his parents, who perished in a concentration camp. The text is in French and German. Le Chambon-sur-Lignon, France, 1942-1943.
Item View![Excerpt from Anne Frank's diary, October 10, 1942: "This is a photograph of me as I wish I looked all the time. [LCID: 78355]](https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/images/large/433b531d-96e5-42bf-b241-cbde2ea0e8a6.jpg "Excerpt from Anne Frank's diary, October 10, 1942: \"This is a photograph of me as I wish I looked all the time. [LCID: 78355]")
Excerpt from Anne Frank's diary for the date October 10, 1942: "This is a photograph of me as I wish I looked all the time. Then I might still have a chance of getting to Hollywood. But now I am afraid I usually look quite different." Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Item View![Page from a diary written by Elizabeth Kaufmann while living with the family of Pastor André Trocmé in Le Chambon-sur-Lignon. [LCID: n06970]](https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/images/large/81ac3a94-86d2-41cb-b35b-5dcc154c6501.jpg "Page from a diary written by Elizabeth Kaufmann while living with the family of Pastor André Trocmé in Le Chambon-sur-Lignon. [LCID: n06970]")
Page from a diary written by Elizabeth Kaufmann while living with the family of Pastor André Trocmé in Le Chambon-sur-Lignon. Le Chambon-sur-Lignon, France, 1940–41.
Item View![Prewar photograph of Kitty Weichherz. This photo was taken from a diary of Kitty's life written by her father, Bela Weichherz (after ... [LCID: 61070]](https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/images/large/47871fa5-86f5-4864-bfab-0837c81f9a6f.jpg "Prewar photograph of Kitty Weichherz. This photo was taken from a diary of Kitty's life written by her father, Bela Weichherz (after ... [LCID: 61070]")
Kitty Weichherz, pictured here in a photograph taken before World War II began, was born in December 1929. This photo was taken from a diary of Kitty's life written by her father, Bela Weichherz. After Kitty's birth, Bela started to keep a diary of his daughter's life. He made entries recording her childhood in Czechoslovakia until the family was separated and deported during the Holocaust. His last entry reads "I only wish that we can go together." Kitty and all of her immediate family perished in the Holocaust. Bela's two diaries were hidden during the Holocaust and recovered after the war.
Photograph taken in Czechoslovakia, between 1934 and 1937.
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