Halina is a Holocaust child survivor, born in 1934, and relates her vivid childhood memories of family and friends in Warsaw before the war. As she was very young, she mainly recalls her many pleasant holidays with her parents and extended family and the great love she felt for her parents. Ajzner’s happy childhood ended on 1st September 1939, when she was woken by an air raid over Warsaw, which marked the beginning of her Holocaust. Ajzner attempted this autobiography at several stages in her life, but finally completed it in her later years. It was published in 2000.