Saul Akkemay (born 14 October 1964), better known by the

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Panbello, is a Belgian-born

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publicist and

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, of German-Jewish paternal descent. He writes reviews and columns for several

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s, mostly essays on the Jewish contribution to

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Early life

Saul Akkemay was born in 1964 in Ghent, the capital of the Belgian province East Flanders, the Dutch-speaking (northern) part of Belgium. He grew up in a liberal family and attended the Grammar school in his hometown. After his graduation he attended the Ghent University. However, the university was much criticised by Akkemay and he left the faculty Press and Communication Sciences in 1985 without a degree.

Works

* 2003–04 ''High Heels on a Wet Pavement : the Jewish Contribution to Film Noir'' (''essays''); * 2004 ''Better Late than Dead'' (''crime novel'');

External links

Centre for Historical Research and Documentation War and Contemporary Society

Panbello WeB NoiR

Panbello's MySpace Page

V.V.O.J.

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