“[F]or me, being a Jew means feeling the tragedy of yesterday as an inner oppression. On my left forearm I bear the Auschwitz number; it reads more briefly than the Pentateuch or the Talmud and yet provides more thorough information.… — Jean Amery Copy Share
. . . 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 can read the Auschwitz number on my forearm, something that touches the deepest and most closely intertwined roots of my… — Jean Amery Copy Share
“[F]or me, being a Jew means feeling the tragedy of yesterday as an inner oppression. On my left forearm I bear the Auschwitz number; it reads more briefly than the Pentateuch or the Talmud and yet provides more thorough information. It is also more binding than basic formulas of Jewish existence. If to myself and the world, including the religious… — Jean Amery Copy Share
“Life ... is a burden. The day about to begin is an oppressive weight… The erect penis is heavy, even heavier the hanging one.… — Jean Améry Copy Share Image
“I am true only as I see and understand myself deep within; I am what I am for myself and in myself, and nothing… — Jean Améry Copy Share Image
