Diary Of Bergen Belsen: 1944-1945

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A unique, deeply political survivor's diary of the author's final year inside the notorious concentra camp of Bergen Belsen. Levy-Hass, a Yugoslavian socialist and Jew, emerged a defiant survivor of the Holocaust. Her observations shed new light on the lived experiences of Bergen Belsen, and hers is the only diary of a socialist within the camps. Contains a lengthy introduction by Levy-Hass' daughter Amira Hass, journalist and award-winning author, which addresses the meaning of the Holocaust for Israelis and Palestinians today.

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"A remarkable account."The New Yorker
"A remarkable account."The New Yorker

Author Bio

Born in Sarajevo, Hanna Levy-Hass was an activist in the Resistance to the German occupation of Yugoslavia. She was taken from Montenegro to the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp by the Nazis in 1944. Her diary has been published in many languages. Amira Haas, the daughter of Hanna Levy-Haas, is an Israeli journalist who is best known for her columns in Ha'aretz. She is the author of Drinking the Sea at Gaza and the recipient of many awards for her writing.