Synopses & Reviews
"A precious record of Jewish life under Nazi rule." --New York Review of Books
"Not only the material for history; it is history itself, agonizingly, triumphantly alive." --Saturday Review
Warsaw resident Chaim Kaplan's journal begins on September 1, 1939, the day the Nazi blitzkrieg stunned the world--the Jews of Poland most of all. It ends in August 1942, when Kaplan realized that the Nazi noose was around his neck. Today Kaplan's diary stands as an extraordinary record of the Nazi destruction of Warsaw's Jewish community. It is as timely as ever.
Synopsis
A precious record of Jewish life under Nazi rule. -- New YorkReview of Books
Not only the material for history; it ishistory itself, agonizingly, triumphantly alive. -- SaturdayReview
Warsaw resident Chaim Kaplan's journal begins on September1, 1939, the day the Nazi blitzkrieg stunned the world -- the Jews of Poland most ofall. It ends in August 1942, when Kaplan realized that the Nazi noose was around hisneck. Today Kaplan's diary stands as an extraordinary record of the Nazi destructionof Warsaw's Jewish community. It is as timely as ever.
About the Author
Chaim A. Kaplan was a teacher and writer in Warsaw. He is believed to have died in late 1942 or early 1943.
Abraham I. Katsh is President Emeritus of Dropsie University in Philadelphia, and Professor Emeritus of Hebrew Culture and Education at New York University.