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Yehiel De-Nur

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I do not see myself as a writer who writes literature. This is a chronicle from the planet Auschwitz. I was there for about two years. The time there is not the same as it is here, on Earth. (…) And the inhabitants of this planet had no names. They had no parents and no children. They did not wear
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Was Dinur overcome by hatred? Fear? Horrid memories? No; it was none of these. Rather, as Dinur explained to Wallace, all at once he realized Eichmann was not the god-like army officer who had sent so many to their deaths. This Eichmann was an ordinary man. "I was afraid about myself," said Dinur.
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and eventually they were married. She was instrumental in the translation and publication of many of his books. They had two children, a son (Lior) and a daughter (Daniella), named after his sister Daniella from "House of Dolls", both still living in Israel. She trained with
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De-Nur was married to Nina De-Nur, the daughter of Prof. Yossef (Gustav) Asherman, a noted Tel Aviv gynecologist. She served in the British Army as a young woman. Nina sought him out after reading his book
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the way they wear here. They were not born there and did not give birth... They did not live according to the laws of the world here and did not die. Their name was the number K. Tzetnik.
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on 7 June 1961. In his opening statement, De-Nur presented a different opinion about the Holocaust than other well-known Holocaust writers (such as
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Tom Hurwitz, son of the TV producer showing the trial live at the time, was present during this testimony and recounts the collapse as a
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and presiding judge Moshe Landau, who thought he detracted from the case at hand with the spectacular witness statement of his.
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broadcast on 6 February 1983, De-Nur recounted the incident of his fainting at the Eichmann trial to host Mike Wallace.
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of young boys, he suggests the subject of this book was his younger brother, who also died in a concentration camp.
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While De-Nur's books are still a part of the high-school curriculum, Na'ama Shik, a researcher at
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Anthony Rudolf, 'Ka-Tzetnik 135633,' in Sorrel Kerbel, Muriel Emanuel and Laura Phillips (eds.),
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Yechiel Szeintuc (2009), Salamandra: myth and history in Katzetnik's writings, Carmel Jerusalem.
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expressly for concentration camp survivors. The treatment included the use of the hallucinogen
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Asmodeus and Nucleus on Planet Auschwitz: Katzetnik’s Theological and Demonological Kabbalah
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Project Nizkor: The Trial of Adolf Eichmann, Session 68, evidence of Yehiel Dinur
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derived its name from this book, which was quoted in their song "No Love Lost".
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Translated to English by Tomer Golan, link to the trial testimony on YouTube
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about his experiences in the camp using his identity number at Auschwitz,
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in the 1970s. Later in life, Nina changed her name to Eli-Yah De-Nur.
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Bulletin of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies
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survivor, whose books were inspired by his time as a prisoner in the
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After saying this, De-Nur collapsed and gave no further testimony.
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During World War II, De-Nur spent two years as a prisoner in
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De-Nur wrote his first book about the Auschwitz experience,
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His civic identity was revealed when he testified at the
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The Measure of a Man: Twenty Attributes of a Godly Man
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and depression, De-Nur subjected himself to a form of
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The Trial of Adolf Eichmann, Session 68 (Part 1 of 9)
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is at times pointed to as the inspiration behind the
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Kohn, 1961; as 147:Yehiel De-Nur testifies at the trial of 1204:Polish emigrants to Mandatory Palestine 1080:Jewish Writers of the Twentieth Century 775: 433:Among his most famous works was 1955's 1154:Auschwitz concentration camp survivors 1082:(London: Routledge, 2003), p. 267 1028:Kershner, Isabel (6 September 2007). 618:, translated by Nina Dinur, 1969; as 7: 783: 781: 779: 16:Jewish writer and Holocaust survivor 807:Halpert Zamir, Lily (Autumn 2019). 761:Ka-Tzetnik 135633 (Yehiel De-Nur), 754:Ka-Tzetnik 135633 (Yehiel De-Nur), 747:Ka-Tzetnik 135633 (Yehiel De-Nur), 740:Ka-Tzetnik 135633 (Yehiel De-Nur), 733:Ka-Tzetnik 135633 (Yehiel De-Nur), 726:Ka-Tzetnik 135633 (Yehiel De-Nur), 719:Ka-Tzetnik 135633 (Yehiel De-Nur), 542:, translated by Moshe M. Kohn, 1955 502: 332: 326:. The book's title is derived from 265: 187: 163: 744:(New York: Harper & Row, 1969) 222:. In 1931, he published a book of 14: 1224:20th-century pseudonymous writers 737:(New Jersey: Citadel Press, 1963) 445:sex slaves in concentration camps 35:De-Nur and his wife in Rome, 1959 1095: 842:"Yiddish Dictionary - katsetnik" 660:, translated by Nina Dinur, 1971 600:, translated by Nina Dinur, 1972 526:, translated by Nina Dinur, 1977 333:שִׁוִּ֬יתִי יְהֹוָ֣ה לְנֶגְדִּ֣י 314:promoted by Dutch psychiatrist 1015:House of Dolls (Beit ha-bubot) 953:Hurwitz, Tom (17 April 2023). 788:David Mikics (19 April 2012). 303:In 1976, because of recurring 178:), also known by his pen name 1: 1058:"Ka-tzetnik's use of paradox" 864:"Who were you, Karl Zetinski" 758:(New York: Arbor House, 1971) 723:(London: Grafton Books, 1985) 245:). He wrote several works in 1159:Deaths from cancer in Israel 1056:Williams, Sandra S. (1993). 751:(California: Gateways, 1998) 214:, Poland. He was a pupil in 200:Auschwitz concentration camp 691: 651: 627: 605: 587: 561: 547: 531: 343:Testimony at Eichmann trial 1240: 1219:Burials at Yarkon Cemetery 765:(London: W.H. Allen, 1977) 735:Moni: A Novel of Auschwitz 730:(London: W.H. Allen, 1971) 580:Moni: A Novel of Auschwitz 210:Yehiel De-Nur was born in 548:Hashaon asher meal harosh 277:concentration camp number 28: 790:"Holocaust Pulp Fiction" 742:Phoenix Over The Galilee 616:Phoenix Over The Galilee 474:. In De-Nur's 1961 book 279:. He also used the name 1164:Hebrew-language writers 275:); 135633 was De-Nur's 216:Chachmei Lublin Yeshiva 170:means 'of the fire' in 1214:20th-century novelists 1209:Yiddish-language poets 1174:Jewish Israeli writers 1018:, novelguide.com, 2002 568:They called Him Piepel 439:, which described the 395: 370: 352: 152: 1189:People from Sosnowiec 1179:Modern Hebrew writers 1123:University of Calgary 404:Eichmann in Jerusalem 350: 146: 1194:People from Tel Aviv 1104:at Wikimedia Commons 698:Struggling with Love 464:pornographic fiction 218:and later supported 1184:Writers from Lublin 1125:, 10–12 March 2013. 1117:Isaac Hershkowitz, 987:Getz, Gene (2004). 382:In an interview on 328:David's Psalms 16:8 272:Konzentrationslager 239:Mandatory Palestine 1113:Article in Haaretz 1062:SandraWilliams.org 1034:The New York Times 959:The New York Times 749:Shivitti: A Vision 704:Shivitti: A Vision 658:Love in the Flames 612:Phoenix From Ashes 554:The Clock Overhead 353: 153: 1169:Israeli novelists 1100:Media related to 763:Sunrise Over Hell 644:The Confrontation 634:Judgement of Life 524:Sunrise over Hell 490:Nazi exploitation 251:Ka-Tsetnik 135633 180:Ka-Tsetnik 135633 174:; also Romanized 139: 138: 109:Ka-Tsetnik 135633 1231: 1099: 1066: 1065: 1053: 1047: 1044: 1038: 1037: 1025: 1019: 1011: 1005: 1004: 984: 978: 977: 975: 973: 950: 944: 939: 933: 921: 915: 914: 903: 897: 896: 880: 874: 873: 862:(27 July 2001). 856: 850: 849: 838: 832: 831: 829: 827: 813: 804: 798: 797: 785: 694: 654: 652:Ahavah balehavot 630: 608: 590: 564: 550: 534: 505: 504: 441:Freudenabteilung 335: 334: 268: 267: 189: 165: 106:Other names 76: 54: 52: 33: 19: 1239: 1238: 1234: 1233: 1232: 1230: 1229: 1228: 1199:Polish Zionists 1129: 1128: 1092: 1075: 1073:Further reading 1070: 1069: 1055: 1054: 1050: 1045: 1041: 1027: 1026: 1022: 1012: 1008: 1001: 986: 985: 981: 971: 969: 952: 951: 947: 940: 936: 922: 918: 911:www.sefaria.org 905: 904: 900: 882: 881: 877: 858: 857: 853: 840: 839: 835: 825: 823: 811: 806: 805: 801: 794:Tablet Magazine 787: 786: 777: 772: 516: 514:Published works 431: 417: 415:Literary career 345: 208: 87: 78: 74: 65: 63:Congress Poland 56: 50: 48: 47: 46: 36: 24: 17: 12: 11: 5: 1237: 1235: 1227: 1226: 1221: 1216: 1211: 1206: 1201: 1196: 1191: 1186: 1181: 1176: 1171: 1166: 1161: 1156: 1151: 1149:Adolf Eichmann 1146: 1141: 1131: 1130: 1127: 1126: 1115: 1110: 1105: 1091: 1090:External links 1088: 1087: 1086: 1083: 1074: 1071: 1068: 1067: 1048: 1039: 1020: 1006: 999: 979: 945: 934: 930:Nizkor Project 916: 898: 875: 851: 846:verterbukh.org 833: 799: 774: 773: 771: 768: 767: 766: 759: 752: 745: 738: 731: 724: 721:House of Dolls 717: 707: 701: 692:Hibutei ahavah 687: 677: 671: 661: 647: 637: 623: 601: 583: 557: 543: 539:House of Dolls 527: 515: 512: 498:Stalag fiction 486:House of Dolls 460:House of Dolls 436:House of Dolls 430: 428:House of Dolls 425: 416: 413: 409:Gideon Hausner 357:Eichmann trial 344: 341: 298:Virginia Satir 285:Karol Cetinsky 233:. 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