Tiny drops of moisture bead up on her forehead. She wipes t… - Ida Fink

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Tiny drops of moisture bead up on her forehead. She wipes them off with the back of her hand and with this gesture seems to wipe away the thoughts that torment her, because once again she smiles and says, "Did you ever see someone who was killed in the war but who is still alive?"

Ida Fink

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Ida Fink (Hebrew: אידה פינק‎, 1 November 1921 – 27 September 2011) was a Polish-born Holocaust survivor and author who moved to Israel in 1957. She wrote stories in Polish that are set during the Holocaust.

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Native Name: אידה פינק

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Each day and night of those weeks could fill a book, if only the pen could take on this burden of despair and helpless loneliness.

After he left, no one laughed out loud anymore. Quiet snickering, muffled by blankets, rippled through the room. And those laughing whispers frightened us more than the hysterical screams. (p93)

at the time, even eighteen-year-olds were nostalgic for the past.

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