“Life ... is a burden. The day about to begin is an oppressive weight.... The erect penis is heavy, even heavier the hanging one. Even the most tender breast has to be dragged along.” — Jean Améry Copy Share Image
. . . since being a Jew not only means that I bear within me a catastrophe that occurred yesterday and cannot be ruled… — Jean Amery Copy Share Image
“[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;… — Jean Amery Copy Share Image
“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
![“[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…” quote by Jean Amery](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/29b/jean-am-ry-49525_holocaust_f-or-me-being-a-jew-means-feeling-the-tr_893429.jpg)
