{"product_id":"beyond-imagining-a-holocaust-journal-dr-andor-kampfner","title":"Beyond Imagining A Holocaust Journal – Dr Andor Kampfner","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFor us the night is relentlessly black, the ground relentlessly white, the wind relentlessly cold … There is no light anywhere to give us any hope, just onward, weiter, los, los…\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSaturday, January 20, 1945. Grey clouds hid the sky. I was not surprised that the sky did not want to know what went on here.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the Journal of the late Dr Andor Kämpfner, donated to the Sydney Jewish Museum by his wife, that has been translated into English from Hungarian and is published for the first time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEarly eyewitness testimonies constitute the most important body of Jewish documents pertaining to the history of the Holocaust, at a time when memory was still fresh. Amongst them, this Journal stands out.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUpon liberation Dr Kämpfner, a young Budapest University graduate, hastened to put his survival story on paper. A notebook served as an archival depository, recording the horrific episodes and traumatic experiences of his journey through the landscapes of the Holocaust.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStriking features of his narrative are the concise description and the eloquent language, intertwined with the search for words to explain and to understand the horror he encountered. Like Elie Wiesel and others, he wrestled with G-d, asking where he has been in Auschwitz.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEmeritus Professor, Dr Konrad Kwiet, Resident historian Sydney Jewish Museum\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSJM Publishing, paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003ePlease note these are stored off-site. They will post out within one week of your order being placed. If you have made additional purchases, all items will post together. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003ePlease email on shop@sjm.com.au if you would like to make alternative postage arrangements or the purchase is time-critical.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SJM","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44515559669829,"sku":"1285","price":28.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0615\/9997\/3445\/files\/beyond-imagining-a-holocaust-journal-dr-andor-kampfner-beyondimagining-7533298.jpg?v=1776922753","url":"https:\/\/shop.sydneyjewishmuseum.com.au\/products\/beyond-imagining-a-holocaust-journal-dr-andor-kampfner","provider":"Sydney Jewish Museum Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}