The Diary of Mary Berg : Growing up in the Warsaw Ghetto

After 60 years of silence, The Diary of Mary Berg is poised at last to gain the appreciation and widespread attention that it so richly deserves, and is certain to take its place alongside The Diary of Anne Frank as one of the most significant memoirs of the twentieth century. From love to tragedy, seamlessly combining the everyday concerns of a growing teenager with a unique commentary on one of the darkest chapters in history, this timeless story provides an illuminating insight into life in the Warsaw Ghetto. Inspiring and fascinating tale of the strength of human spirit during one of humanitys darkest hours; Reminiscent of both The Diary of Anne Frank, A Woman in Berlin and Suite Francaise; Beautifully packaged in an attractive hardback, gift format for the Christmas market and containing original photographs and maps; A unique insight from one of the few survivors of the Warsaw Ghetto, offering the only contemporary eye-witness account. After 60 years of silence, 'The Diary of Mary Berg' is poised at last to gain the appreciation and widespread attention that it so richly deserves, and is certain to take its place alongside 'The Diary of Anne Frank' as one of the most significant memoirs of the twentieth century. From love to tragedy, seamlessly combining the everyday concerns of a growing teenager with a unique commentary on life in one of the darkest contexts of history. This is a work remarkable for its authenticity, detail, and poignancy. But it is not only as a factual report on the life and death of a people that 'The Diary of Mary Berg' ranks with the most noteworthy documents of the Second World War. This is the personal story of a life-loving girls encounter with unparalleled human suffering, a uniquely illuminating insight into one of the darkest chapters of history. Mary Berg was imprisoned in the ghetto from 1940 to 1943. Unlike so many others, she survived the war, having been rescued in a prisoner-of-war exchange due to her mothers dual Polish-American nationality. Berg's diary was published in 1945 when she was still only 19, in an attempt to alert the world to the Nazi atrocities in Poland, when it was described as "one of the most heartbreaking documents yet to come out of the war" by the /New Yorker/. After the war, Berg remained in America in quiet anonymity. "Mary Berg was just fifteen when she was imprisoned in the Warsaw Ghetto. She survived four years of Nazi terror. This is her story." "On her fifteenth birthday, with the German army pouring into Warsaw, Mary Berg began her personal diary. From the siege of Warsaw to the final, brutal suppression of the Ghetto Uprising, she records in vivid detail the plight of the refugees, the life of the nouveau riche, the forced conscription, the deportations, and the heroism and resistance at the forefront of the fight against German oppression. Rescued with her family through an allied prisoner exchange, carefully hidden among her meager possessions were twelve small notebooks. Less than a year later, its war-time publication in America played a key role in making the truth known." "Now published for the first time for a worldwide audience, this is a work remarkable for its authenticity, detail, and poignancy. But it is not only as a factual report on the life and death of a people that this diary ranks with the most important documents of the Second World War - its message is timeless, calling for an end to genocide and hate. This is the personal story of a life-loving young girl's encounter with unparalleled human suffering, and a uniquely illuminating insight into one of the darkest chapters of history."--Jacket Edited By S. L. Shneiderman. First Published In Great Britain, In A New Expanded Edition ... In 2006; First Published In America As Warsaw Ghetto : A Diary, In 1945--t.p. Verso. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 266-272) And Index. Relates the experiences of a child prisoner of the Warsaw ghetto as recorded in her diary between 1940 and 1943, describing profound levels of suffering and her eventual rescue Mary Berg began her diary on her fifteenth birthday as the German army tightened its grip on Warsaw. She records in authentic detail the human suffering of WWII Previous ed.: published as Warsaw ghetto. New York: L.B. Fischer, 1945.