Herzberg, Abel J ___ 1893-1989 ___ Dutch ___ lawyer, writer

BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARY
Herzberg was born in Amsterdam, the son of Russian emigrants. His father was a diamond dealer. During the First World War Herzberg volunteered for the Dutch Army. He then trained as a lawyer, but also wrote plays and novels, many on a religious theme. As a committed Zionist he became well known as a speaker on Jewish affairs, but is best known for writing about the Second World War. When the Germans invaded Holland, he fled and went into hiding with his wife and three children. On returning to Amsterdam, the whole family was arrested and interred. Several of his books won Dutch literature prizes in the 1960s and 1970s. Herzberg's diary, which he maintained secretly whilst a prisoner of war, is valuable because it provides a descriptive account of daily life in the infamous Bergen-Belsen concentration camp.
A biography link
Wikipedia bio
The Diary Review - Civilisation no longer exists

DIARY DATES, CONTENT DESCRIPTORS
1944-1945 ___ religious prison Nazism

WEB TEXT LINKS
extracts
a few pages
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ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT LINKS
 

SOME PUBLISHED TITLES
Between Two Streams: A Diary from Bergen-Belsen
 

May 2005, July 2008, April 2013
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