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          Jurek Becker

          German writer, film-author and GDR dissident (1937–1997)

          Jurek Becker (German:[ˈjuːʁɛkˈbɛkɐ]ⓘ; c. 30 September 1937 – 14 March 1997) was a Polish-born German writer, screenwriter and East German dissident.

          His most famous novel is Jacob the Liar, which has been made into two films.

          Jurek Becker's oeuvre and biography uniquely document Germany's coming- to-terms with the Holocaust.

        1. Jurek Becker covers various topics.
        2. Sander Gilman's story of Jurek Becker is biography of the highest order, a portrait of an extraordinarily gifted artist whose hope and courage are manifested.
        3. He was one of the original twelve prominent East German writers who signed a petition protesting the expulsion of the East German poet Wolf Biermann.
        4. Abbreviations used for Becker editions -- 1.

          5. He lived in Łódź during World War II for about two years and survived the Holocaust.

          Childhood

          Jurek Becker was born in a Jewish family, probably, in 1937. His birth date is not entirely clear because his father gave a birth date that was intended to protect the child from deportation.

          After the war Becker was claimed by a father (Jurek was never sure if he was his real father)[1] who said he no longer remembered Jurek's correct birth date. It is probable that Jurek Becker was some years younger than is generally reckoned.[citation needed]

          He lived in the Łódź Ghetto as a child.

          When he was five, he was sent to the Ravensbrück concentration