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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 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. Mary was imprisoned in the Warsaw Ghetto from 1940-43. Her diary was published in 1945 in an attempt to alert the world to...more
Paperback, 284 pages
Published
May 25th 2008
by ONEWorld Publications
(first published 1945)
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Well written. Found it quite fascinating since she was originally from Lodz which is where my in-laws were from. They survived the Lodz getto, primarily because they were young and healthy and able to work. They suffered a great loss of their entire families and I felt compelled to read Mary Berg's account of the experience to pay homage to them. Mary was far better off than most, including my relatives but she does state that and felt guilty because of it though there was little more that s...more
It's easy to compare this book with the diary of Anne Frank - at least, that's the case before you read them both and find out how different they actually are. Sure they are both diaries written by young, jewish girls but that's as far as the similarities go. In my opinion Miriam saw far worse things than Anne did. And still Miriam was the one to survive. Her account of the life in the Warsaw Ghetto and the prison of Pawiak is far from bright. It is dark, horrorfilled and heart wretching. It's f...more
Mary Berg survived the Warsaw Ghetto and so did her diary - a firsthand witness of what life during those years was like for her from age 15-19. It was interesting that I recently read The Pianist by Szpilman, and as Berg's path crosses his every now and then in the ghetto, she mentions him in her diary. Not as engaging as The Diary of Ann Frank, but Ann didn't have to face the horrors that Mary did while writing her diary. So it's less of a personal diary and more like a record of history in th...more
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People who like WWII memoirs, history buffs
Not as compelling and engaging as other WWII memoirs I've read, but it has its interesting points nonetheless. It is interesting to get a young adult's inside perspective of the Warsaw Ghetto. Mary had a slight advantage (if one can say there is any advantage in such an awful situation) of having an American mother. That kept their family from some of the hassles that other families encountered. But, the fear and daily shortage of food, privacy, and other basic needs were still prevalent.
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It was really interesting but not as informative as I'd hoped. She had quite the cushioned life because her family was rich in the ghetto, and I didn't trust all her perspectives because she had family members in the Jewish Police when the average person said how corrupt they were. Still an interesting story.
a true story of a jewish girl's life in the ghetto before she was able to get to america. Written in diary form and the reader really gets a feel for the life that these people suffered in the ghettos.
Luin kirjan kahdessa päivässä. Mainio kirja, joka kertoo kaunistelematta, mitä kauheuksia juutalaiset joutuivat kokemaan Varsovan Ghettossa toisen maailmansodan aikana.
Excellent book. Tragic memoir from a tragic time, but poetic in its own right.
Very sad
Just started this book about a 15 year old girl in the Warsaw ghetto.
Very quick, interesting read about a Jewish girl growing up in a Warsaw ghetto.
Another great read! I am enjoying this so far!
A must read for everyone.
Aditi
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