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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.

Jurek becker biography of william

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

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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