Etty Hillesum was born on January 15, 1914, in the Netherlands. She died on November 30, 1943, in the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp. Her posthumously published diaries and letters made her internationally famous and are touching documents of humanity and dialogue with God. Friederike Immanuela Popp, a doctor and nun, has spent half her life studying her diaries. The vibrant will to live of Etty Hillesum, her incredible resilience, and her unwavering hope to remain human can inspire us today and teach us about the mystery of life. In this book, excerpts from Etty Hillesum's diaries are combined with the author's reflections and biographical-historical notes about Etty Hillesum and her time.