O pamiętnikach Aliny i Henryki. Radość dorastania, wojenna przemoc a lokalna polityka pamięci

Abstract

The following article contains an overview of memoirs written by two sisters – Alina and Henryka from the village of Urle during the World War II and after. We present the content of the memoirs in a wider social and cultural context. We examine the relationship between personal experiences of two young girls, aged 11 and 12 – their self-acceptance, arguments, love of animals and the tragic events of war: the liquidation of the ghetto in Jadów, escaping a rape attempt and the fear of loosing their loved ones. We also examine the local politics of memory in Jadów which marginalises the history of local Jewry.

Keywords

• child
• World War II
• diary
• ghetto
• Jadów
• Urle