No Childhood
Israel Ernst entered the Lodz Ghetto a short time before he became 13, and stayed there for 4 years.
Read Israel's testimony. According to Israel, why was there no childhood in the ghetto? What were the children doing in the ghetto?
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“There was no childhood, none, none at all. Childhood stopped. There are no friends, and you don’t talk about it, and you don't search for friends, and you don't search for acquaintances, and you don't search for anybody. You only search for food. This was the feeling of every person and every child– to search for food, to survive, to make the time pass…” |
