Buried Words: The Diary of Molly Applebaum

Molly Applebaum was born in Krakow, Poland in 1930. In the fall of 1942, Molly and her older cousin Helen, find refuge on a farm near Krakow, where they hide for the next 2 years together. They lived in a “grave” underground from 1943-1945. Molly kept a diary of what their experience was like during the time from March of 1942 to January of 1945. After the war, she spent 3 years in a displaced persons camp before immigrating to Canada. Today Molly still lives in Toronto, Canada.