War Diaries (October 28) (nonfiction)

War Diary quotations for October 28

Quotations

Reina Spiegel: October 28, 1939

Renia Spiegel began her diary in January 1939 at the age of 15.

Polish women riot when they hear people saluting Stalin. They refuse to join in. They write secret messages saying “Poland has not yet perished,” even though, to be honest, it perished a long time ago. Now we’re under the rule of communism, where everybody is equal. It hurts them that they can’t say “You lousy Yid.” They still say it, but in secret.

Those Russians are such cute boys (though not all of them). One of them was determined to marry me. France and England are fighting with the Germans and something’s brewing here, but what do I care? I just want Mamma to come be with us. Then I can face all my trials and tribulations.

Fiction cross-reference

• Gnomon algorithm
• Gnomon Chronicles

Nonfiction cross-reference

• Reina Spiegel (nonfiction)
• War (nonfiction)
• War Diaries (nonfiction)

External links

• Excerpts from the Diaries of Renia Spiegel @ Smithsonian Magazine