In this powerfully moving account, the author, whose family lived in Kolin, Czechoslovakia, for many generations, shares episodes of her life during and after the Holocaust. Introduction by Vaclav Havel, President of Czech Republic. "The Diary of Anne Frank is now a part of the reading list. I would recommend Hana Greenfield's "Fragments of Memory" as a better book for young people because where Anne Frank's narrative stops, Greenfield's takes the reader into the heart of darkness and shows what life was in the death camps through the eyes of a teenager. Journal of Czech and Slovak History Ruth David Editorial Reviews Review A chilling, yet surprisingly uplifting and often intimate memoir. --Simone Bonim, The Jewish Eye The Diary of Anne Frank is now a part of the reading list. I would recommend Hana Greenfield's Fragments of Memory as a better book for young people because where Anne Frank's narrative stops, Greenfield's takes the reader into the heart of darkness and shows what life was in the death camps through the eyes of a teenager. --Ruth David, Journal of Czech and Slovak History --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition. About the Author Hana Greenfield was born in Kolin, Czechoslovakia, from where she was deported to Terezin, Auschwitz and Bergen-Belsen. This collection of articles was written over a period of years, as the incidents flashed back into her memory. Many have appeared in publications in various languages: Hebrew, Polish, French, Yiddish, English, German and Czech. Her original research paper on the fate of the Bialystok children was first published in England, at the 1988 Oxford University conference Remembering for the Future. The author is a member of the board of the Terezin Ghetto Museum where her program for teaching Czech children tolerance, and educating them about the Holocaust, serves thousands of youth annually and is considered a landmark project. Hana Greenfield lives in Israel with her family. Vaclav Havel is President of Czech Republic. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.