Friedrich Weinreb
Encyclopedia
Friedrich Weinreb was a Jewish Hassidic
and narrative
author.
Weinreb grew up in Scheveningen in The Netherlands, to which his family had moved in 1916, and became notorious for selling a fictitious escape route for Jews
from the occupied Netherlands in the Second World War. When his scheme fell apart in 1944, he left his home in Scheveningen and went in hiding in Ede
. He was imprisoned for 3.5 years after the war for defraud as well as collaboration
with the German occupier. In his memoirs published in 1969 he maintained that his plans were to give Jews hope for survival and that he had assumed that the liberation of the Netherlands would take place before his customers were deported. The debate about his guilt or innocence - called the “Weinreb affair” - was very heated in the Netherlands in the 1970s, involving noted writers like Renate Rubinstein
and W.F. Hermans.
Weinreb remained in The Netherlands until 1968, after which he emigrated to Switzerland.
Even after his death in 1988 the discussion about Weinreb in The Netherlands has not come to an end. In a Dutch biography by Regina Grüter published in 1997, Een fantast schrijft geschiedenis, Weinreb was depicted as a sufferer from Pseudologia fantastica. Others pointed out the merits in his religious kabbalistic
work.
Hasidic Judaism
Hasidic Judaism or Hasidism, from the Hebrew —Ḥasidut in Sephardi, Chasidus in Ashkenazi, meaning "piety" , is a branch of Orthodox Judaism that promotes spirituality and joy through the popularisation and internalisation of Jewish mysticism as the fundamental aspects of the Jewish faith...
and narrative
Narrative
A narrative is a constructive format that describes a sequence of non-fictional or fictional events. The word derives from the Latin verb narrare, "to recount", and is related to the adjective gnarus, "knowing" or "skilled"...
author.
Weinreb grew up in Scheveningen in The Netherlands, to which his family had moved in 1916, and became notorious for selling a fictitious escape route for Jews
History of the Jews in the Netherlands
Most history of the Jews in the Netherlands was generated between the end of the 16th century and World War II.The area now known as the Netherlands was once part of the Spanish Empire but in 1581, the northern Dutch provinces declared independence...
from the occupied Netherlands in the Second World War. When his scheme fell apart in 1944, he left his home in Scheveningen and went in hiding in Ede
Ede, Netherlands
' is a municipality and a town in the center of the Netherlands, in the province of Gelderland.- Population centres :Community :* Bennekom: 14.749* De Klomp: 508* Deelen: 50* Ede : 67.812* Ederveen: 3.167* Harskamp: 3.464...
. He was imprisoned for 3.5 years after the war for defraud as well as collaboration
Collaboration
Collaboration is working together to achieve a goal. It is a recursive process where two or more people or organizations work together to realize shared goals, — for example, an intriguing endeavor that is creative in nature—by sharing...
with the German occupier. In his memoirs published in 1969 he maintained that his plans were to give Jews hope for survival and that he had assumed that the liberation of the Netherlands would take place before his customers were deported. The debate about his guilt or innocence - called the “Weinreb affair” - was very heated in the Netherlands in the 1970s, involving noted writers like Renate Rubinstein
Renate Rubinstein
Renate Ida Rubinstein was a German-Dutch writer, journalist and columnist.- Biography :Rubinstein was born in Berlin, Germany, to a Jewish father and non-Jewish mother...
and W.F. Hermans.
Weinreb remained in The Netherlands until 1968, after which he emigrated to Switzerland.
Even after his death in 1988 the discussion about Weinreb in The Netherlands has not come to an end. In a Dutch biography by Regina Grüter published in 1997, Een fantast schrijft geschiedenis, Weinreb was depicted as a sufferer from Pseudologia fantastica. Others pointed out the merits in his religious kabbalistic
Kabbala
Kabbala may refer to:*Kabbalah, is a religious philosophical system claiming an insight into divine nature*Sefer ha-Qabbalah by Abraham ibn Daud*Kabbala Denudata , a book from Christian Knorr von Rosenroth, a Christian Hebraist...
work.
Literary works
Weinreb's writings entail more than 50 titles. The following list offers only a selection.- Schöpfung im Wort. Die Struktur der Bibel in jüdischer Überlieferung. ISBN 3-88411-028-4
- Buchstaben des Lebens. Erzählt nach jüdischer Überlieferung. ISBN 3-88411-038-1
- Zahl, Zeichen, Wort. Das symbolische Universum der Bibelsprache. ISBN 3-88411-031-4
- Das jüdische Passahmahl und was dabei von der Erlösung erzählt wird. ISBN 3-88411-026-8
- Die Astrologie in der jüdischen Mystik. ISBN 3-88411-012-8
- Kabbala im Traumleben des Menschen. ISBN 3-424-01161-4
- Innenwelt des Wortes im Neuen Testament. Eine Deutung aus den Quellen des Judentums. ISBN 3-88411-034-9
- Die langen Schatten des Krieges (Autobiografie, 1989, 3 Bände). ISBN 3-88411-035-7
External links
- http://www.weinreb-stiftung.org/
- http://www.arjeh.de/weinreb/
- http://peterstaaden.de/weinreb/
- http://www.hebreeuwseacademie.nl/
See also
- Renate RubinsteinRenate RubinsteinRenate Ida Rubinstein was a German-Dutch writer, journalist and columnist.- Biography :Rubinstein was born in Berlin, Germany, to a Jewish father and non-Jewish mother...