The Diary of Petr Ginz, 1941–1942 by Jonathan Safran Foer

Author:Jonathan Safran Foer
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Grove Atlantic
Published: 2004-03-14T16:00:00+00:00

16. II. 1942 (Monday)

In the morning in town, in the afternoon at the Miloses to see their apartment for the first time. It is cold there. Pavel and Uncle were in the middle of redoing the kitchen; it was an awful mess. They divided the kitchen into two parts and turned one into a bathroom.

17. II. 1942 (Tuesday)

In the morning at home, in the afternoon went for a walk.

18. II. 1942 (Wednesday)

In the morning with Popper. Daddy is feeling somewhat better.

19. II. 1942 (Thursday)

In the morning at home, in the afternoon on a walk.

For a long time now, groups of Jews can be seen clearing the snow off the streets; Uncle Slava goes to shovel it every single day and the skin on his hands is cracked from frost.

20. II. 1942 (Friday)

In the morning I met with my study group at the Adlers at 13 Krakovska Street.

We had Dr. Reich, who was once slapped by a German.

I heard that some local people wanted to kill a turkey, but they felt sorry for it and didn’t want to just cut its throat, so they gave it Veronal, plucked it, and put it in water. But then the dear turkey woke up and because it was cold without feathers, they knitted a sweater for it, and so it now walks around in a sweater. In the afternoon I went for a walk. In the afternoon Eva II came to visit us.

21. II. 1942 (Saturday)

It’s Eva’s birthday. She got lots of stuff:

1. a cake

2. pastry cigars

3. sweets (toffees, jelly sweets, raspberries—3 bags)

4. a box with Odkolek sweets

5. sweets with a red rose

6. a piece of Turkish delight

7. a packet of fizzy sweets

8. a box of biscuits from Eva II

9. a hood

10. an empty book for writing

11. ex libris

12. a photo album

13. a comb

14. a chain

15. three borrowed books: Black India, Spicka Wants to Be a Reporter, Mila Vetroplach

16. 100 crowns

22. II. 1942 (Sunday)

In the morning I was at the Miloses, in the afternoon I stayed home and also went for a walk.

23. II. 1942 (Monday)

In the morning in town, in the afternoon at home. Dr. Slezak was here. He recommended that we put Daddy in the hospital, because he is worse.

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