War Diaries (July 15) (nonfiction)
War Diary quotations for July 15
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Reina Spiegel: July 15, 1942
Renia Spiegel began her diary in January 1939 at the age of 15.
Remember this day; remember it well. You will tell generations to come. Since 8 o’clock today we have been shut away in the ghetto. I live here now. The world is separated from me and I’m separated from the world. The days are terrible and the nights are not at all better. Every day brings more casualties and I keep praying to you, God Almighty, to let me kiss my dear mamma.
Oh, Great One, give us health and strength. Let us live. Hope is shriveling so fast. There are fragrant flowers in front of the house, but who needs flowers? And Zygmunt—I saw him from a distance today, but he hasn’t come over yet. Lord, please protect his dear head. But why can’t I cuddle up next to him? God, let me hug my dear mamma.
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External links
- Excerpts from the Diaries of Renia Spiegel @ Smithsonian Magazine