I thank
especially my husband Avram
for his tireless support of my efforts to publish the diary
and my children Tami and Yoram,
the Yad Vashem Museum in Jerusalem for moral and financial help,
the Israeli Embassy in Prague.
H.E. Ambassador Mr. Arthur Avnon
and Secretary Mr. Valid Abu Haya
for their help in acquiring Petr’s bequest,
Dr. Leo Pavlat, Director of the Jewish Museum in Prague,
for the introduction he wrote for the original Czech edition
Vladislav Zadrobilek and his daughters
Karolina and Zuzana of Trigon Publishing House
for their personal attention and professional production of this book,
my dear friends Mr. Jiri Kotouc
and Mr. Stanislav Motl for their help and advice,
and Mr. Jiri Ruzicka from Ricany,