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Etty Hillesum
Esther (Etty) Hillesum (15 January 1914 – 30 November 1943) was the Dutch author of confessional letters and diaries which describe both her religious awakening and the persecutions of Jewish people in Amsterdam during the German occupation. In 1943, she was deported and murdered in Auschwitz concentration camp. Life Esther (Etty) Hillesum was born on 15 January 1914 in her family home in the town of Middelburg, the oldest of the three children – she had two brothers, Jacob or 'Jaap' (1916–1945) and Michael or 'Mischa' (1920–1944) – of Levie Hillesum (1880–1943) and Riva Bernstein (1881–1943). After completing school in 1932, she moved to Amsterdam to study law and Slavic languages. There, she met Hendrik (Hans) J. Wegerif with whom she had a relationship that she describes in her diaries. Etty Hillesum began writing her diary in March 1941, possibly at the suggestion of her analyst Julius Spier, whom she had been consulting for a month. Although his patient, Etty ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Middelburg, Zeeland
Middelburg () is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the south-western Netherlands serving as the Capital (political), capital of the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of Zeeland. Situated on the central peninsula of the Zeeland province, ''Midden-Zeeland'' (consisting of former islands Walcheren, Noord-Beveland and Zuid-Beveland), it has a population of about 48,000. The city lies as the crow flies about 75 km south west of Rotterdam, 60 km north west of Antwerp and 40 km north east of Bruges. In terms of technology, Middelburg played a role in the Scientific Revolution at the early modern period. The town was historically a center of Lens (optics), lens crafting in the Dutch Golden Age, Golden Age of Dutch science and technology. The invention of the microscope and invention of the telescope, telescope is often credited to Middelburg spectacle-makers (including Zacharias Janssen and Hans Lippersh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Voegelinian Analysis
A, or a, is the first letter and the first vowel of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''a'' (pronounced ), plural ''aes''. It is similar in shape to the Ancient Greek letter alpha, from which it derives. The uppercase version consists of the two slanting sides of a triangle, crossed in the middle by a horizontal bar. The lowercase version can be written in two forms: the double-storey a and single-storey ɑ. The latter is commonly used in handwriting and fonts based on it, especially fonts intended to be read by children, and is also found in italic type. In English grammar, " a", and its variant " an", are indefinite articles. History The earliest certain ancestor of "A" is aleph (also written 'aleph), the first letter of the Phoenician alphabet, which consisted entirely of consonants (for that reason, it is also called an abjad to distinguish it fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1914 Births
This year saw the beginning of what became known as World War I, after Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, heir to the Austrian throne was assassinated by Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip. It also saw the first airline to provide scheduled regular commercial passenger services with heavier-than-air aircraft, with the St. Petersburg–Tampa Airboat Line. Events January * January 1 – The St. Petersburg–Tampa Airboat Line in the United States starts services between St. Petersburg and Tampa, Florida, becoming the first airline to provide scheduled regular commercial passenger services with heavier-than-air aircraft, with Tony Jannus (the first federally-licensed pilot) conveying passengers in a Benoist XIV flying boat. Abram C. Pheil, mayor of St. Petersburg, is the first airline passenger, and over 3,000 people witness the first departure. * January 11 – The Sakurajima volcano in Japan begins to erupt, becoming effusive after a very large earthquake ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghent University
Ghent University ( nl, Universiteit Gent, abbreviated as UGent) is a public research university located in Ghent, Belgium. Established before the state of Belgium itself, the university was founded by the Dutch King William I in 1817, when the region was incorporated into the United Kingdom of the Netherlands after the fall of First French Empire. In that same year, he founded two other universities for the southern provinces as well, alongside Ghent University: University of Liège and State University of Leuven. After the Belgian revolution of 1830, the newly formed Belgian state began to administer Ghent University. In 1930, UGent became the first Dutch-speaking university in Belgium. Previously, French (and, even earlier, Latin) had been the standard academic language in what was ''Université de Gand''. In 1991, it was granted major autonomy and changed its name accordingly from ''State University of Ghent'' ( nl, Rijksuniversiteit Gent, abbreviated as ''RUG'') to its c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rachel Feldhay Brenner
Rachel Feldhay Brenner (1946 – February 4, 2021) was a Polish-born college professor, writer, and scholar of Jewish literature. She was president of the Association for Israel Studies from 2007 to 2009. Early life and education Rachel Feldhay was born in Zabrze, Poland, the daughter of Michael Feldhay and Helena Feldhay. She moved to Israel with her family in 1956. She earned a bachelor's degree at Hebrew University, a master's degree at Tel Aviv University, and a PhD at York University. Career Brenner joined the faculty of the University of Wisconsin in 1992, in the Department of Hebrew and Semitic Studies. She chaired the department from 2004 to 2007. She was a senior fellow at the Institute for Research in the Humanities, a fellow at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, and president of the Association for Israel Studies from 2007 to 2009. She served on the board of the Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences of America (PIASA). "It is my belief," she explained o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Geurt Gaarlandt
Jan Geurt Gaarlandt (born October 9, 1946) is a Dutch journalist, poet, translator, editor and novelist. He writes novels under the pseudonym Otto de Kat. Biography Gaarlandt was born in Rotterdam on October 9, 1946, to the son of Hans Gaarlandt and Anna Wilhelmina Gaarlandt Hupkes. He is a grandson of Egbertus Gerrit Gaarlandt, a mayor of Gouda, and Hermina Johanna Maria de Kat. In 1977, he married Françoise Kist, with whom he has a son and a daughter. Gaarlandt studied theology at the University of Leiden, following which he took up studies in art criticism, completing a thesis on the art theory of the German philosopher Martin Heidegger. An article on Van Geel, published in the journal ''Raam'' attracted attention, and he was invited by the de Volkskrant newspaper to write reviews for them. In 1995, Gaarlandt became the Lord of the Manor of Barendrecht, a purely honorary position without any role of governance. The hereditary title belonged to his uncle, after whose death, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joods Historisch Museum
The (; en, Jewish Museum), part of the Jewish Cultural Quarter, is a museum in Amsterdam dedicated to Jewish history, culture and religion, in the Netherlands and worldwide. It is the only museum in the Netherlands dedicated to Jewish history. History The Joods Museum opened its doors on 24 February 1932 and was initially housed at the Waag (Weighing House) on Nieuwmarkt square. Following the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands in World War II, the museum was forced to close and much of the collection was lost. The museum reopened its doors in 1955. In 1987, it moved to a new location, occupying four former synagogues on Jonas Daniël Meijerplein square, across the road from the Snoge or Portuguese Synagogue (for which joint tickets are sold). The museum was recognized in 1989 when it received the Council of Europe Museum Prize, awarded for a combination of the presentation of the collection and the outward appearance of the buildings. A seven-year renovation of the museum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Diarists
This is an international list of diarists who have Wikipedia pages and whose journals have been published. A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z Diaries of disputed authenticity *The Black Diaries purportedly written by Roger Casement and detailing his alleged homosexual activities, are believed by some to be a forgery perpetrated by the British government. See also *List of Australian diarists of World War I *List of dream diaries *List of fictional diaries This is a list of fictional diaries categorized by type, including fictional works in diary form, diaries appearing in fictional works, and hoax diaries. The first category, fictional works in diary form, lists fictional works where the story, ... * References {{DEFAULTSORT:Diarists * Lists of writers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Dutch Jews
This page is a list of notable Dutch Jews, arranged by field of activity. Economists Historians Jurists Mathematicians Musicians Actors Visual arts Politicians Business Athletes Writers Other *Samuel Goudsmit (1902-1978), Dutch-American physicist See also *History of the Jews in the Netherlands *List of Dutch Israelis * List of West European Jews References {{DEFAULTSORT:Dutch Jews Netherlands Jews Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ... Jews,Netherlands ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helga Deen
Helga Deen (6 April 1925 – 16 July 1943) was a Jewish diarist whose diary was discovered in 2004, which describes her stay in a Dutch prison camp, ''Herzogenbusch concentration camp, Kamp Vught'', where she was brought during World War II at the age of 18. Biography Deen was half-Dutch. Initially her father lived with his German General Practitioner, GP wife in Germany, but moved back to the Netherlands as persecution increased. Her mother worked for a time as a doctor at a Herzogenbusch concentration camp, concentration camp at Vught. She was given leave to remain but chose to accompany her family to Sobibór extermination camp, Sobibor, where she became one of the millions who was murdered in the Nazis' gas chambers. After her last diary entry, in early July 1943, Helga Deen was deported to Sobibór extermination camp and murdered in the gas chambers shortly after she arrived in the camp. She was 18 years old. Diary Upon her arrival at Herzogenbusch concentration camp, Camp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Posthumous Publications Of Holocaust Victims
This is a list of Holocaust victims whose writings were published posthumously. Published in English or translated into English *Hinde Bergner (1870–1942): ''On Long Winter Nights: Memoirs of a Jewish Family in a Galician Township, 1870–1900'' *Hélène Berr (1921–1945): ''The Journal of Hélène Berr'' *Miriam Chaszczewacki (1924–1942): ''Diary'' *Abraham Cytryn (1927–1944): ''Youth Writing Behind the Walls: Notebooks From the Lodz Ghetto'' *Adam Czerniaków (1880–1942): ''The Warsaw Diary of Adam Czerniakow: Prelude to Doom'' * Julius Feldman (1923–1943): ''The Krakow Diary of Julius Feldman'' * Sarah Fishkin (1924–1942?): ''Heaven and Earth: the Diary of Sarah Fishkin'' *Moshe Flinker (1926–1944): ''Young Moshe’s Diary: The Spiritual Torment of a Jewish Boy in Nazi Europe'' *Anne Frank (1929–1945): ''The Diary of a Young Girl'' *Petr Ginz (1928–1944): ''The Diary of Petr Ginz'' * Éva Heyman (1931–1944): ''The Diary of Éva Heyman'' *Etty Hillesum (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Holocaust Diarists
Diarists who wrote diaries concerning the Holocaust (1941-1945). * Mary Berg * Hélène Berr - a French diarist * Willy Cohn * Adam Czerniaków * Arnold Daghani * Petr Ginz * Zalman Gradowski * Etty Hillesum - Dutch Jewish diarist and Holocaust victim; kept a diary in Amsterdam and in the Westerbork transit camp **('' Etty Hillesum and the Flow of Presence: A Voegelinian Analysis'') * David Kahane * Zelig Kalmanovich * Victor Klemperer * Janusz Korczak * Herman Kruk * Leib Langfus * Rywka Lipszyc * Calel Perechodnik * Sam Pivnik - Polish Jewish Holocaust survivor, author and memoirist * Yitskhok Rudashevski * Tanya Savicheva * Leokadia Schmidt * Mihail Sebastian * Shalom Yoran Teenaged Holocaust diarists * Janina Altman (aka Janina Hescheles, who wrote My Lvov) * Hana Brady (aka Hana "Hanička" Bradyová) – subject of the children's book ''Hana's Suitcase'' * Miriam Chaszczewacki – a Polish diarist killed in the Radomsko ghetto * Helga Deen – wrote a diary in He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
