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At Umschlagplatz. On the right, a little girl stands by the wall basking in the sun. Moments later, she was in a crowded, dark freight car on a train bound for the Treblinka extermination camp. |
Abraham Lewin and his diary
Wednesday, July 22, 1942
A day of fear and anxiety. The news of the upcoming deportation spreads around the city like wildfire. The Jewish part of Warsaw (the Ghetto) suddenly froze. Shops are closed, Jews are worried and scared to death. Fear blows from the Jewish streets. There is an ineffable sadness. There are killed people in many places. In the face of a universal, terrible misery, the victims are no longer counted, their names are no longer mentioned. The deportation is scheduled to start today. Refugee points and jail will go first. There is also talk of evacuation of the hospital. They catch unfortunate children on carts.