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Illustrated page of a child's diary written in a Swiss refugee camp. [LCID: 44233]
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Children's diaries

Of the millions of children who suffered persecution at the hands of the Nazis and their Axis partners, a small number wrote diaries and journals that have survived. Explore more content related to these diaries created by children during the Holocaust (1933-1945).

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Media Essay
Anne Frank (Abridged Article) - Photograph
Anne Frank, age twelve, at her school desk. Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 1941. [LCID: 61768]
Photo
Anne Frank at her school desk
Anne Frank, Ellen Weinberger, Margot Frank and Gabrielle Kahn having a tea party with their dolls at the home of Gabrielle Kahn in Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1934
Article
Anne Frank Biography: Who was Anne Frank?
Black and white portrait of two young girls with light skin tone and dark short hair. The girl on the left has a big smile, while the girl on the right has a much more reserved smile. Both are looking towards the top right.
Timeline Event
Anne Frank Born
Anne Frank sitting at a small desk wearing a long sleeved dark dress. She is smiling directly at the camera and has an open notebook on the desk with a pencil in her hand.
Article
Anne Frank: Diary
Media Essay
Anne Frank - Photograph
Deportation of Jews from the Lodz ghetto. Poland, August 1944. [LCID: 10052]
Article
Anonymous Girl Diarist from the Lodz Ghetto
A handwritten journal entry in red ink
Artifact
Back cover of Stanislava Roztropowicz's diary
On September 23, 1941, on the occasion of the Jewish New Year (Rosh Hashanah), the Lodz ghetto schoolchildren presented Jewish Council ... [LCID: lodz092]
Article
Chaim Benzion Cale
Chaim Kozienicki [LCID: kozienic]
Article
Chaim Kozienicki
The inside of a child’s sketchbook. The left page is blank. The right page is two large female presenting people with light skin tones in a field of flowers and green plants.
Artifact
Children's art: Lingfield House diary
A page of cursive writing in dark pencil. The page is worn and looks like it might have been folded at some point.
Article
Children's Diaries during the Holocaust
Media Essay
Children's Diaries during the Holocaust - Photographs
Cream colored paper diary cover. There is handwritten text in blue, red, and black ink.
Artifact
Cover of Stanislava Roztropowicz's diary
Timeline Event
“Czech Family Camp” at Auschwitz Liquidated
Dawid Sierakowiak (seen here in the 3rd row, 4th from right) [LCID: sierakow]
Article
Dawid Sierakowiak

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