The Secret WWII Concentration Camp Diary
A Virtual Presentation by Diary Editor, Tim Boyce
Hosted by the Harvard Club of NJ
Date: Thursday, January 29, 2026
Time: 7 to 9 PM
Hailed by The New Yorker as “among the most compelling documents to come out of the war,” From Day to Day is a World War II concentration camp diary—one of only a handful ever translated into English—secretly written by Odd Nansen, a Norwegian. This inspiring diary, illustrated by Nansen, brilliantly illuminates Nansen’s daily struggle, not only to survive, but to preserve his sanity and maintain his humanity.
After having been out of print for over 60 years, Timothy Boyce rescued the diary from oblivion after reading the memoir of another Holocaust survivor, whose life, as a 10-year-old boy, Thomas Buergenthal, was saved by Nansen while both were prisoners in Sachsenhausen.
Through selected readings, Tim will explain who Nansen was, why he was arrested, why he wrote the diary, how he preserved it, and why this diary is as important today as it was when first written.
Odd Nansen could not have hoped for a better and more committed editor than [Timothy Boyce], and he got the best by far. It is simply a magnificent piece of work
Thomas Buergenthal Author of A Lucky Child
To order your personalized copy of Nansen's diary, go to Tim Boyce's website: CLICK HERE
All book royalties go to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in DC (50%) and HL-Senteret, the Norwegian Center for the Study of Holocaust and Religious Minorities in Oslo (50%). To date, distributions have totaled nearly $40,000.
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