"Here they are, the Jewish generation that was not to be, proud human being, the new link in an old chain."
Chap. 1, p. 3

"The discussions under the oak tree are loud and full of worry. Words like war and Hitler are part of the daily vocabulary."
Chap. 2, p. 9

"But we cannot let the Nazis destroy our minds. Some of us have formed secret study groups."
Chap. 5, p. 33

"How do you tell a sick child that he has no mother? How do you tell it to yourself?"
Chap. 6, p. 39

"But we need much more than laughter to make us well. It does not cure tuberculosis or put calcium back into my bones."
Chap. 9, p. 51

"Their school is the tailor-shop; their books, the sewing machine; their lesson, the making of German military uniforms. I look at their tired blue eyes and try to recall their smiles."
Chap. 11, p. 61

"You see...