Liesje (Liesbeth) Prins was born in Amsterdam on 25 December 1937 to Suze and Nico Prins. Shortly after, her mother began writing a diary (in Dutch) in an exercise book. By May 1939 she had already filled one book, and began another. The diaries document Liesje’s development from birth until 1942 when the diary abruptly ends. They reveal the depth of a mother’s love and joy at her growing child, and are a window into their family life until their deportation to Westerbork and then to Auschwitz.
Het dagboek bevindt zich in Sydney Jewish Museum Collection: https://sjm-web.adlibhosting.com/AIS/Details/collect/4545