The diaries of Petr Ginz, a 14-year-old Czech Jew who died in Auschwitz in 1944, resurfaced in 2003 after nearly 60 years in obscurity. Now edited by his sister, the diary covers 11 months preceding ...

When Columbia lifted off into the blue Florida sky, the world’s first Israeli astronaut brought along a sketch drawn by 14-year-old Peter Ginz before the boy was exterminated at Auschwitz. “It’s a ...

Atlantic Monthly Press, 192 pages, $24. When the Columbia space shuttle exploded in February 2003, there was a drawing on board — a moonscape by a young Auschwitz victim named Petr Ginz. In the ...

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Between 1936 and 1942, Petr Ginz wrote and illustrated five novels in the style of Jules Verne. He died in the gas chambers at Auschwitz in 1944. He was 16. Ginz’ short life and dazzling creativity ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. How do I tell my 10-year-old daughter the story of Petr Ginz without making it either too unbearable, or all-too-bearable and soggy with ...