To Remember, to Forget

Dan Ben-Amotz

1968

Evening in the Street

I don’t know what possessed me, but I decided to take the guided tour of Frankfurt. The minute I set eyes on the American tourists and heard the practiced laugh with which the German guide introduced his wisecracks, I should have realized it was a mistake and turned back. [ . . . ]

The guide paid tribute to the conduct of…

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Dan Ben-Amotz

Ben-Amotz, 1923–1989

Dan Ben-Amotz, born Mosheh Tehilimzoger in Poland, was an Israeli novelist, playwright, journalist, and actor. He served in the British Army in Palestine and then in the Palmach during Israel’s War of Independence. A well-known figure, Ben-Amotz became the model for the native Israeli sabra figure, as he masked his East European autobiographical details until late in his life.

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