Abel Herzberg

Abel Herzberg
Abel Herzberg in c. 1913
Born	Abel Jacob Herzberg 17 September 1893 Amsterdam, Netherlands
Died	19 May 1989 (aged 95) Amsterdam, Netherlands
Occupation	Lawyer, writer, poet
Notable awards	Constantijn Huygens Prize (1964) P. C. Hooft Award (1972)
Children	Judith Herzberg (b. 1934)

Abel Jacob Herzberg (17 September 1893 – 19 May 1989) was a Dutch Jewish lawyer, writer and poet. He wrote many plays and novels, focused mainly on Biblical characters. His works include Tweestromenland, Kroniek der Jodenvervolging, and Om een lepel soep. Herzberg was a prisoner in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp from 11 January 1944 to 10 April 1945.

Bibliography

• Eichmann in Jeruzalem (1962; non-fictie)

References

• "NLPVF:: Biography: Abel Herzberg". Archived from the original on 11 December 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-18.
• "Between Two Streams - A Diary from Bergen-Belsen". Retrieved 2008-05-11.