- 1944, March 4, Saturday morning toward evening – Have I noted the slogan painted in big letters above the Tell chocolate factory in Freiberger Strasse? It must be from the first year of the war, now it appears more than unfortunate: “In this war justice is at last victorious and not happiness!” **p301
- 1944, May 2, Tuesday evening 8:00 p.m. – Yesterday as I left the house at quarter past five, Fraulein Rieger, Rieger’s daughter and Katz’s receptionist, came toward me downstairs and gave me a packet of sandwiches and cake as comfort and thanks. That was nice—but at Neumarkt I was overcome by angina pains, more severe and persistent than ever before. A nitroglycerin capsule did not help at all— the rest of the contents of the box rolled on the ground, I did not grieve for them—and I had to creep along laboriously, step-by-step, halting frequently. I did not feel better until I was some distance down Freiberger Strasse, and as soon as I arrived, all the trouble ceased. But the memento was left. My clock is running down, ma vue baisse, and the war is stagnating. Nevertheless (this time as sole Jewish watchman left quite undisturbed) I made use of the time from half past six until almost ten, apart from my meal break, for intensive work. I went through the Goebbels, pen in hand [… ] now I need a couple of hours for the actual notes. When shall I find the time? [… ] **p312
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- **I Will Bear Witness, Volume 2: A Diary of the Nazi Years: 1942-1945, Victor Klemperer, Publisher : Modern Library; Illustrated edition
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