Series: Diaries

Explore a series of articles about diaries and journals kept during the Holocaust. Each diary reflects a fragment of its author's life. These records bear witness to some of the most heart-breaking experiences of the Holocaust. They also document the fear, loss, trauma, and sometimes even the hope felt by human beings facing extreme peril.

Children's Diaries during the Holocaust

Hidden Children: Expressions

Anne Frank: Diary

“Give Me Your Children”: Voices from the Lodz Ghetto

Diaries and Journals

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