"Without qualification, this reviewer recommends Mary Berg's diary to everybody"

– The New York Times

"A moving record of terrorism"

– Kirkus Reviews

"Berg’s powerful record of those terrible times is astonishingly lucid. The strength of her memories and the intensity of her experiences are naturally heart-breaking. This extraordinary, chilling memoir is essential reading for everyone"

– Independent

"One of the most important documents in the age of Hitler"

– San Francisco Chronicle

"What makes her account stand out is her novelist's eye: this is not just a crucial historical document but a classic read."

– Scotsman

"Mary Berg’s diary records the dignity of man, his moral consciousness. Once again we are reminded that amid blazing homes, flame-swept streets and mass murders there were human beings who admitted no defeat."

– The New York Times

"Direct, sharp-eyed and full of compelling detail, this Diary is both a major resource for historians and a richly compelling human document"

– The Times Literary Supplement

"What makes her account stand out is her novelist's eye: this is not just a crucial historical document but a classic read"

– Scotsman

"Mary Berg’s diary records the dignity of man, his moral consciousness. Once again we are reminded that amid blazing homes, flame-swept streets and mass murders there were human beings who admitted no defeat."

– The New York Times

"Direct, sharp-eyed and full of compelling detail, this Diary is both a major resource for historians and a richly compelling human document."

– The Times Literary Supplement

"This powerful testament documents Nazi brutalities. Berg is a remarkably clear-eyed, skillful and heart-breaking recorder of thos terrible years."

– Publishers Weekly

"this is not just a crucial historical document but a classic read."

– Scotsman

"This book […] gave me nightmares. But that is how colourful the writing of Berg is, how intense this one family’s story is and how it can have an impact on the world. A must-read for everyone"

– Atlanta Jewish Times

"…book is gripping and reads well. It is hard to put the book down because Berg’s Writings…to share it with the world so many years later is a treasure. I believe it is a must-read for everyone"

– Atlanta Jewish Times

"Mary Berg’s diary reminds us, Jewish life under the Nazis consisted of light as well as shade"

– Jewish Chronicle

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– Detroit Jewish News

"A heartbreaking record of [Mary Berg's] experiences growing up in the Warsaw Ghetto"

– The Good Book Guide

"The Richness of Berg’s memories and the intensity of here experiences record for posterity a chilling account of childhood during the Holocaust."

– Booklist

"I recommend the Diary to anyone seeking a genuine insight into ‘life’ in Nazi occupied Poland. An impressive and touching tale of survival."

– Barry Marcus - Past lecturer at the University of Witwartersgrand and Yeshiva College in Johannesber

"I recommend the Diary to anyone seeking a genuine insight into ‘life’ in Nazi occupied Poland. An impressive and touching tale of survival."

– Barry Marcus - Past lecturer at the University of Witwartersgrand and Yeshiva College in Johannesber