Simon Hammelburg (
Amsterdam, February 28, 1952 –
Marbella, June 15, 2022) was a Dutch entertainer, songwriter, journalist, and
Holocaust educator. He died in Marbella 15 June 2022.
Prior to the first
Gulf War (1991) Hammelburg produced the video
''Shalom from Holland'' with director
Ralph Inbar and film maker
Floris Sijbesma, as a token of solidarity to the Israeli people who were threatened by missiles fired from Iraq. Among the performing singers and musicians were
George Baker,
Joe Bourne,
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Hammelburg co-authored ''Mijn Jodendom'' (''‘My Judaism’'') and wrote ''Kaddisj voor Daisy'' (1996) and ''Broken on the inside - The war never ended'' (Aerial Media 2014), based on 1200 interviews with Holocaust survivors and their children, providing insights into the traumas of the first and post-war generations of Holocaust victims. The interviews were made during a campaign to help American Jews and other individuals file claims for property they lost during the nazi era in what was to become East Germany.
2 Wage Campaign to Aid Victims of Nazis : Compensation: They are helping Americans file claims for property that they or their families forfeited when they fled Hitler's forces
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Bibliography
* ''Mijn Jodendom'' (co-author), J.N. Voorhoeve, The Hague, 1980
* ''Kaddisj voor Daisy: Herinneringen van holocaust-overlevenden en hun kinderen'', Kok, Kampen, 1996
* ''Broken on the inside - The war never ended'', Aerial Media Company, 2014 (reprint: Aspekt, Soesterberg, 2018)
* ''Van binnen is alles stuk: Herinneringen van vernielde generaties'', (Dutch adaptation of ''Broken on the inside''), Aerial Media Company, 2014 (reprint: Aspekt, Soesterberg, 2018)
* ''Het voorgesprek'', Aspekt, Soesterberg, 2017
* ''Ons Jodendom'' (co-author), Uitgeverij Ipenburg, Elburg, 2017
References
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1952 births
Mass media people from Amsterdam
Dutch songwriters
Living people
Entertainers from Amsterdam
Writers from Amsterdam