--- title: "1 Existence Feel Quotes By Jean Améry" description: "1 Existence Feel quotes by Jean Améry. Plus more from Jean Améry and more Existence Feel sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a0e/jean-am-ry-49525_auschwitz_since-being-a-jew-not-only-means-that-i_869180.jpg" --- > [. . . since being a Jew not only means that I bear within me a catastrophe that occurred yesterday and cannot be ruled out for tomorrow, it is-beyond being a duty-also fear. Every morning when I get up I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-am-ry/since-being-a-jew-not-only-means-that-i-bear-within-me-a-catastrophe/) [Jean Amery](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-am-ry/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a0e/jean-am-ry-49525_auschwitz_since-being-a-jew-not-only-means-that-i_869180.jpg) ## More by Jean Améry > [“The poem no longer transcended reality.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-am-ry/the-poem-no-longer-transcended-reality/) [Jean Améry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-am-ry/) > [. . . since being a Jew not only means that I bear within me a catastrophe that occurred yesterday and cannot be ruled…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-am-ry/since-being-a-jew-not-only-means-that-i-bear-within-me-a-catastrophe/) [Jean Amery](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-am-ry/) > [ “\[F\]or me, being a Jew means feeling the tragedy of yesterday as an inner oppression. 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