Ww2 Diary Entry

September 1, 1939

Dear Diary,

The most terrible tragedy happened in Krakow, Poland. We were invaded by Germany! I’m completely saddened. I saw poor Jews taken to camp. Worst of all, father was taken! They must have found out that he had helped run away Jews, but I pledge I will help those unfortunate Jews.My loving father helped the Jews by giving them our extra food. He was gone many nights. Mother has always said when he left ” Bless his heart.” I wondered what she meant. Now I understand. Father also gave them our old clothes. I once seen my father bring a girl to our home for two days. She was very thankful for my father. Mother is terribly sad. I refuse to cry. Mother has cried for all of us. I must know where they have taken my Father.

Today Rita is happy because she is pretty sure we are near the end of the War.I am feeling good too, because Dachau is liberated. My mother has been scared the whole time.She’s still scared. I can’t believe how long this has been going on. I feel like I have been controlled almost my whole life.Rita is 20 and she is still a little scared. I am 17 and I'm as scared as Rita. My mom is 50 and she is very scared. I can’t wait until this is over. Today was the worst day in the world. First Dad and I were listening to the radio when we heard that Germany had invaded Poland. To think,what did we ever do to those Germans? Dad got really mad. He took his shotgun got in his car and yelled out, ” Lean, you take the hunting rifle and take care of your sister,your mother, and the house till I get back.” Then he was gone. He hasn’t been back since. So hear I am, rifle in hand, waiting. Just waiting. It’s been 10 days since I last wrote to you and I have been secretly feeding the prisoners in that horrid camp. I never seem to have enough food to feed them and they just keep getting skinnier and skinnier everyday Igo to the camp. The people in the camp are so gaunt it is unbelievable and frightening. Could this horrible thing happen to me? Dear Diary, I am in my apartment, hearing the screams and gunshots echo in the still of the night. I have just finished my meeting with my fellow resistors. As in all my entries, I can not tell you where we have our

I am petrified about it. My neighbors have been sent to concentration camp in Lublin, Poland. Nazis keep searching your house. So far they have found nothing to show that we are Jews. My mother sent me up to the attic to hide. Shetoo, is very worried.She says I shall have to stay here until morning. All I have to do in this dim candle lit room is, write, listen, hope, and sleep, The Nazis have insisted on taking a look up here, but I have faith in Mamma. She has kept me hidden up here for a long time. I feel safe up herewith the other valuables. Papa’s store got boycotted. No one is buying By him. He said if business doesn't go up we’ll lose the store. We’ve had the store forten years. I think it is unfair that just because we're Jewish we have to lose our family store. My Great-great-great-great grandfather started that store. I'm So scared!!!!!!!!! Then, a few days ago I found out they opened up some kind of camp called Dachau. I don’t know whether to be happy or sad. I don’t know what to think anymore. I am so scared. They’ve opened another concentration camp and we might not be so lucky to stay away By them since we live in Frankfurt, Germany. My family, Peter who’s15, Joel who’s 40, and Abraham who’s 45, have discussed going into hiding and will if we can find someone to hindus. This is hard to do because everyone is against us and others wouldn’t take the risk. I wish someone could stand up to the Nazis and free all Jews. Oh