![Dawid Sierakowiak (seen here in the 3rd row, 4th from right) [LCID: sierakow]](https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/images/large/efafa072-e480-4790-8c74-76c7116e5a7e.jpg)
Group portrait of teenage boys in the Lodz ghetto. Dawid Sierakowiak is in the 3rd row, 4th from right.
Dawid kept a diary from before the war where he meticulously noted not only events but also his own feelings, moods, and opinions. Dawid was an avid reader and an excellent observer.
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