The Diary of Samuel Golfard and the Holocaust in Galicia

The Diary of Samuel Golfard and the Holocaust in Galicia examines the contents and context of a rare diary written by a Jewish man from Nazi-occupied Poland. Serving as both a record and an artifact of Samuel Golfards life, the diary details his attempt to make sense of and resist the event that ultimately destroyed him. Wendy Lower integrates photographs, newspaper articles, documents, and testimonies to create a more complete picture of Golfards experiences and writings. She also traces the diarys own journey after Golfards death, from 1943 Poland to the present day.