Survival

Ita Dimant's diary is a gripping account of how she survived the Holocaust. After escaping the Warsaw ghetto, she became a courier carrying information between Polish cities. Ita must rely on her wits and a few trusted friends, as she tries to evade the noose closing in around her.

List of contents

Preface

Introduction: A Story of Courage and Survival by Jacob Dimant

Prologue by Ita Dimant (published originally with the 1993 English and Hebrew editions)

The Diary
The Warsaw Ghetto Years
The Częstochowa Year
Leaving for Germany
Freedom           

Epilogue by Jacob Dimant                     

Courage and Survival—Symcha Dymant by Jacob Dimant

Appendix 1:  The Brust Notebook Diary

Appendix 2:  A Diary in Note Form

Appendix 3:  Documents, Photographs, and Artifacts Donated to the USHMM by the Dimant Family

Appendix 4:  Miodownik Family Tree

List of Illustrations

About the author

Ita Dimant (née Rozencwajg) was born in Piaseczno, Poland in 1918. She ran a kindergarten in the Warsaw ghetto, from which she escaped in 1942 before being deported to Germany as a forced laborer. After the war she lived in Israel and the United States. The diary records her experiences during the Holocaust.

Summary

"This standout survivor’s account will move and inform even those well versed in the inhumanity of the Shoah." — Publishers Weekly (starred review)
Ita Dimant’s gripping diary is a detailed account of her experiences during the Holocaust. She describes the chaotic living conditions in the Warsaw ghetto and her dramatic escape to the ‘Aryan’ side. She wrestles repeatedly with the burden of losing close friends and family, revealing her emotional responses to the unfolding tragedy. As one ghetto after another is liquidated, she becomes a courier carrying vital information and supplies between Polish cities. Ita must rely on her wits, skillful deception, and a few trusted friends, as she seeks to evade the noose closing around her. 

Product details

• Authors: Ita Dimant
• Assisted by: Dean Martin (Editor), Jacob Dimant (Introduction), Teresa Pollin (Translation)
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 26.09.2023
• EAN: 9798887192338
• ISBN: 979-8-88719-233-8
• No. of pages: 216
• Illustrations: schwarz-weiss Illustrationen
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > 20th century (up to 1945); BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Survival, RELIGION / Religious Intolerance, Persecution & Conflict, Memoirs, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Jewish Studies, Jewish Studies, True stories of heroism, endurance & survival, True stories of survival of abuse & injustice, Religious intolerance, persecution and conflict, Religious intolerance, persecution & conflict