January 14, 1945 Holocaust Diary of Tamara Lazerson:
January 14, 1945 Holocaust Diary of Tamara Lazerson: "Boredom and cold; it is bleak outside and in my heart. Vitas left for someplace afar, and I do not know where. Uncle and aunt are somewhere in a desolate land, and I am here alone, a stranger. O God, what a burden it is to be solitary among aliens, fatherless and motherless. There is no one to whom you can run for solace, to embrace, to kiss. Around me are apathetic faces of people. How long can this continue? How can one stand up under it and endure? I want to die so that my sufferings will end…” "It is important to realize that Tamara wrote these words months after she had been liberated. The idea that freedom solved the problems of Holocaust survivors is incomplete at best and insensitive at worst. For many, freedom brought first the necessity to mourn and grieve for all that had been lost. People who were just starting to rebuild their lives and families had many more trials to face before they could consider t