
Beni Virtzberg
1928–1968
- Nationality
- Israel
- Occupation
- writer
Beni Virtzberg (Hebrew: ×× × ××רצ×ר×; sometimes written Beni Wircberg August 12, 1928 â August 4, 1968) was an Israeli forester, Holocaust survivor and writer who was among the first in Israel to write an autobiographical account of his experiences during and after the Holocaust.
Incarceration history
Facilities
- Zigeunerlager AuschwitzDates unknown
- Zigeunerlager AuschwitzDates unknown
Biography
Beni Virtzberg (Hebrew: ×× × ××רצ×ר×; sometimes written Beni Wircberg August 12, 1928 â August 4, 1968) was an Israeli forester, Holocaust survivor and writer who was among the first in Israel to write an autobiographical account of his experiences during and after the Holocaust. He began writing his book Migei Haharega Lesha'ar Hagai (From the Valley of Slaughter to the Gate of the Valley) in the wake of the Adolf Eichmann trial, when court testimony by survivors prompted Israelis to openly and publicly discuss what the survivors had lived through.
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