The Berlin Girl's Diary: A WW2 Historical Novel, Based on a True Story of a Jewish Holocaust Survivor

The Berlin Girl's Diary: A WW2 Historical Novel, Based on a True Story of a Jewish Holocaust Survivor

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  • Create Date：2022-05-06 02:19:37
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
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  • Author：Tzvia Golan
  • ISBN：B09Z7ZM1GY
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Reviews

Talcott ，

stunning This was such an brilliantly written story。 Truly there are multiple Stories unfolding and the author does an expert job at keeping the reader aligned with each。 I appreciate how the less lauded aspects of survivorship are honestly depicted including the impact on children and grandchildren of survivors。 The truths were handled with sensitivity。 Well done。 I highly recommend。

Grady ，

‘Read it and figure out who this woman was…’ – A meaningful diaryIsraeli author Tzvia Golan has served as an educator， teaching and mentoring children with special needs， and as a lecturer at Bar-Ilan University。 She is a member of the Israeli Authors Union and offers creative writing workshops。 THE BERLIN GIRL’S DIARY is her debut publication in English， translated from the Hebrew by Zoe Jordan。 The book is based on the true story of a holocaust survivor's experiences during WW II。The book open ‘Read it and figure out who this woman was…’ – A meaningful diaryIsraeli author Tzvia Golan has served as an educator， teaching and mentoring children with special needs， and as a lecturer at Bar-Ilan University。 She is a member of the Israeli Authors Union and offers creative writing workshops。 THE BERLIN GIRL’S DIARY is her debut publication in English， translated from the Hebrew by Zoe Jordan。 The book is based on the true story of a holocaust survivor's experiences during WW II。The book opens with a colorful and atmospheric introduction to some characters: ”Petting Zoo” – some mischievous teenagers had spray-painted the words on the outer wall of the Kibbutz Mishmar HaAliya’s cemetery， but the wall did not make a fuss。 Miraculously， the cursive graffiti letters in black paint had not come off， even when it got wet in the rain。 The words were sprayed very close to the spot where Nisim puts his chair and sits on days when he is on guard duty…Nor did NIsim try to wipe away the graffiti。 “Why erase it？” he said to Avner Bock。 “Why not laugh a little？ You could laugh too， Avner…。’ And as we meet Avner， ‘He…no longer believed in divine providence。 He had been raised on tradition， but since the disaster， he had his doubts and， angry at God， he abandoned it all。’ And with those few words the mystery is suggested and the story opens with the diary of the title being read - and impacting Avner。The well-written tale is distilled in the synopsis – ‘Eva Reich never felt she had to choose between the worlds of her Jewish father and Christian mother。 History chose for her。 Poland， 1941。 From the moment she stepped off the freight train that brought her family to Auschwitz， Eva Reich fought for her survival。 From growing up surrounded by her Christian relatives in Berlin， she is thrown into the Jewish work camps of Nazi-occupied Poland。 There， she experiences cruelty， intimidation， and hatred。 But also kindness， fearlessness， and bravery - from the people she least expected。 Present day， Israel。 Avner receives a strange diary from a woman he has no knowledge of。 The diary comes only with a letter addressed to him， and a single name signed at the bottom - Eva Reich。 Eva's story forces Avner to confront the unspoken truths of his family's origins - left unspoken through war， estrangement， and even death。’This eloquent book， based on another true story of a holocaust survivor rises to the list of memorable accounts – a story well written and poetic。 Hopefully Tzvia’s other books will become available in English translations: she is an outstanding author！ Highly recommended 。。。more