TY - BOOK AU - Justyna Kowalska-Leder PY - 2015 CY - Berlin, Germany PB - Peter Lang Verlag SN - 2364-1975 SN - 9783653043532 TI - Their Childhood and the Holocaust T2 - A Child’s Perspective in Polish Documentary and Autobiographical Literature DO - 10.3726/978-3-653-04353-2 UR - https://www.peterlang.com/document/1067588 N2 - Children have a specific perception of the Holocaust: it did not destroy their earlier world view, but became the field of first experiences. This book focuses on the traumatic dimension of the Holocaust and how it is expressed (or left unexpressed) in children’s diaries. «Here and Now» under the German Occupation presents an analysis of diaries and school elaborations written in Polish by Jewish children during German Occupation. A Literary Return to Childhood during the Holocaust is dedicated to Polish retrospective literature, in which authors return to the experience of the Holocaust during their childhood years. KW - Trauma, Warsaw Ghetto, Lódz Ghetto, Diaries of Jewish children LA - English ER -