Question

the authors of both memoirs are in a unique position to inform readers about their experiences as jews in world war ii because both of them -
a were in a concentration camp in poland
b barely survived the holocaust
c were literary heroes before the war
d participated in the warsaw uprising

Explanation:

This question relates to Holocaust memoirs by Jewish authors of WWII. The key is that their unique position to share experiences as Jews comes from surviving the Nazi genocide (the Holocaust), which is the core shared experience that gives them authentic insight to inform readers. Option A is too specific (not all Jewish memoir authors were in Polish camps), C is incorrect (most were not literary figures pre-war), D is specific to a single event not universal to all such authors.

Answer:

B. barely survived the Holocaust