Why Do They Hate Me? : Young Lives Caught in War and Conflict

by Laurel Holliday

• ISBN13: 9780671034542
• ISBN10: 0671034545
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-09-01
• Publisher: Simon Pulse

Summary

True stories... Real voices... "The day for deportation arrived. We knew our end was near." -- Janina Heshele, Poland From the centuries-old enmities of Northern Ireland, to the Holocaust and World War II, to the Israel-Palestine conflict, young people share their innermost secrets of growing up. "I'm not allowed to go out with Neil, but the attraction is there between us. I realise that here in Northern Ireland relationships between Catholics and Protestants are strained. But should religion affect how you view a person?" -- Lisa Burrows, Northern Ireland Unable to talk openly, these young people took refuge in writing. Often they had to hide their journals and set down their thoughts in secret. "The Intifada -- that was the start of my grown-up life....The echoes, the ghosts, and the voices make me wonder: Will I ever be able to forgive and forget? Will time ever bury such a tragedy and help me to start over again as a normal human being?" -- Ghareeb, the West Bank On these pages they vividly record their experiences and offer eyewitness accounts of fear and courage, tragedy and triumph.

Table of Contents

The Holocaust and World War II
Introduction	p. 5
Janine Phillips, Poland	p. 9
Dirk Van der Heide, Holland	p. 29
Janina Heshele, Poland	p. 50
Helga Kinsky-Pollack, Austria	p. 56
Mary Berg, Poland	p. 61
Ina Konstantinova, Russia	p. 88
Colin Perry, England	p. 100
"The Troubles" in Northern Ireland
Introduction	p. 133
"Eamon,"	p. 141
"Internment,"	p. 147
"Kneecapped,"	p. 153
"Clutch of Fear,"	p. 156
"Condemned,"	p. 171
"The Leaving of Liverpool,"	p. 190
"Unwelcome Callers,"	p. 196
"Neil,"	p. 200
"The Road Rats Cometh,"	p. 207
The Israeli/Palestinian Confelict
Introduction	p. 213
"Going to Jerusalem,"	p. 217
"A Christian Palestinian's Story,"	p. 229
"Marked for Destruction,"	p. 238
"Born in Bethlehem,"	p. 249
"Alti Zachen,"	p. 259
"A Look into Memory,"	p. 264
"Face of Peace,"	p. 267
"My Life on the Firing Line,"	p. 275
"Two Awful Weeks in March,"	p. 286
Credits	p. 291
About the Author	p. 295
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