TY  - BOOK
AU  - Dimant,Ita
AU  - Dean,Martin
AU  - Dimant,Ita
AU  - Dimant,Jacob
AU  - Pollin,Teresa
TI  - Survival
SN  - 9798887192345
U1  - 940.53/1853841092 23/eng/20230309
PY  - 2023///]
CY  - Boston, MA
PB  - Academic Studies Press
KW  - Holocaust survivors
KW  - Biography
KW  - DLC
KW  - Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
KW  - Poland
KW  - Personal narratives
KW  - Jews
KW  - Diaries
KW  - World War, 1939-1945
KW  - Sources
KW  - HISTORY / Holocaust
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Holocaust, Antisemitism, Warsaw Ghetto, Holocaust Diary, Underground Courier, Polish-Jewish relations, Ghettos in Poland, False Identity, World War II, Jewish History, memoir
N1  - Frontmatter --; Contents --; Preface --; Introduction: A Story of Courage and Survival --; Prologue --; The Diary --; The Warsaw Ghetto Years --; The Częstochowa Year --; Leaving for Germany --; Freedom --; Epilogue --; Courage and Survival – Symcha Dymant --; 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 --; Index --; Contributors; restricted access
N2  - "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
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1515/9798887192345
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9798887192345
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9798887192345/original
ER  -