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Born in [[Katowice]], [[Poland]], Broder moved to [[Cologne]] with his family in 1958. Here, he studied [[economics]] and [[law]]. In the end of the [[1960s]] he took over the ''[[St. Pauli-Nachrichten]]'', a newspaper in [[Hamburg]], along with [[Günter Wallraff]] and the photogropher [[Günter Zint]], in order to agitate the working class of the city. In the [[1970s]], he wrote for the [[satire|satirical]] magazine ''[[Pardon (magazine)|Pardon]]''. In 1981, he worked in [[Israel]] for a short time, but continued to write for such [[periodical]]s as ''[[Die Zeit]]'', ''[[Profil (magazine)|Profil]]'', ''[[Die Weltwoche]]'', and ''[[Süddeutsche Zeitung]]''. In the [[1980s]] he also hosted the television show ''Leute'', which ran on [[Sender Freies Berlin]], along with [[Elke Heidenreich]]. He wrote a series of books which dealt with the relationship between Germans and Jews. Broder supported the [[Iraq War]] and the overthrow of the anti-[[Israel]]i regime under [[Saddam Hussein|Hussein]] from the beginning. |
Born in [[Katowice]], [[Poland]], Broder moved to [[Cologne]] with his family in 1958. Here, he studied [[economics]] and [[law]]. In the end of the [[1960s]] he took over the ''[[St. Pauli-Nachrichten]]'', a newspaper in [[Hamburg]], along with [[Günter Wallraff]] and the photogropher [[Günter Zint]], in order to agitate the working class of the city. In the [[1970s]], he wrote for the [[satire|satirical]] magazine ''[[Pardon (magazine)|Pardon]]''. In 1981, he worked in [[Israel]] for a short time, but continued to write for such [[periodical]]s as ''[[Die Zeit]]'', ''[[Profil (magazine)|Profil]]'', ''[[Die Weltwoche]]'', and ''[[Süddeutsche Zeitung]]''. In the [[1980s]] he also hosted the television show ''Leute'', which ran on [[Sender Freies Berlin]], along with [[Elke Heidenreich]]. He wrote a series of books which dealt with the relationship between Germans and Jews. Broder supported the [[Iraq War]] and the overthrow of the anti-[[Israel]]i regime under [[Saddam Hussein|Hussein]] from the beginning. Broder is an unconditional supporter of the nation of Israel, and considers nearly all criticism of beforementioned Nation-state "pure and utter antisemitism<ref>.http://www.spiegel.de/politik/ausland/0,1518,523593,00.html</ref> Suprising, only in his ability to be uncharacteristically reflective every once in a while, Broder describes himself as an "alarmist" and "reactionary". <ref>http://www.spiegel.de/kultur/gesellschaft/0,1518,518750,00.html</ref> |
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He describes his own style of writing as "poorly-phrased nuggets of German pettiness, with the occasional random english saying thrown in awkwardly....I can't believe I'm getting away with this...." <ref>http://henryk-broder.com/</ref> |
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Revision as of 16:39, 17 December 2007
Henryk Modest Broder (born Henryk Marcin Broder on August 20, 1946) is a Jewish-German journalist and author. He mainly writes about Jewish topics, National Socialism, and the German left. Stylistically, his texts are usually a polemic. Broder writes for the magazine Der Spiegel as well as its online version and the daily Berlin newspaper Der Tagesspiegel. He is co-editor of Der Jüdische Kalender (The Jewish Calendar), a compilation of quotes and texts relating to Jewish-German culture, which is published annually.
Life
Born in Katowice, Poland, Broder moved to Cologne with his family in 1958. Here, he studied economics and law. In the end of the 1960s he took over the St. Pauli-Nachrichten, a newspaper in Hamburg, along with Günter Wallraff and the photogropher Günter Zint, in order to agitate the working class of the city. In the 1970s, he wrote for the satirical magazine Pardon. In 1981, he worked in Israel for a short time, but continued to write for such periodicals as Die Zeit, Profil, Die Weltwoche, and Süddeutsche Zeitung. In the 1980s he also hosted the television show Leute, which ran on Sender Freies Berlin, along with Elke Heidenreich. He wrote a series of books which dealt with the relationship between Germans and Jews. Broder supported the Iraq War and the overthrow of the anti-Israeli regime under Hussein from the beginning. Broder is an unconditional supporter of the nation of Israel, and considers nearly all criticism of beforementioned Nation-state "pure and utter antisemitism[1] Suprising, only in his ability to be uncharacteristically reflective every once in a while, Broder describes himself as an "alarmist" and "reactionary". [2] He describes his own style of writing as "poorly-phrased nuggets of German pettiness, with the occasional random english saying thrown in awkwardly....I can't believe I'm getting away with this...." [3]
Works
- Wer hat Angst vor Pornographie? Ein Porno-Report, Melzer, Darmstadt 1970
- As co-author: Die Schere im Kopf. Über Zensur und Selbstzensur, Köln 1976
- Danke schön. Bis hierher und nicht weiter. Mit Beiträgen von Detlef Hartmann, Ulrich Klug, Uwe Maeffert, Ulrich Vultejus, Konkret Literatur-Verlag, Hamburg 1980
- Der Ewige Antisemit. Über Sinn und Funktion eines beständigen Gefühls, 1986
- Fremd im eigenen Land. Juden in der Bundesrepublik, 1987
- Ich liebe Karstadt und andere Lobreden, 1987
- with Geisel, Eike: Premiere und Pogrom. Der Jüdische Kulturbund 1933–1941. Texte und Bilder, Siedler, Berlin 1992
- Erbarmen mit den Deutschen, 1993
- Schöne Bescherung! Unterwegs im Neuen Deutschland, 1994
- Volk und Wahn, Goldmann, München 1996
- Die Juden von Mea Shearim, 1997
- Die Irren von Zion, Hoffmann und Campe, Hamburg 1998
- Jedem das Seine, Ölbaum Verlag 1999
- www.deutsche-leidkultur.de, Ölbaum Verlag 1999
- Kein Krieg, nirgends: Die Deutschen und der Terror, Berlin Verlag, Berlin 2002
- A Jew in the New Germany, University of Illinois Press, Champaign, 2003
- Hurra, wir kapitulieren - Von der Lust am Einknicken, wjs Verlag, 2006
Audio
- Ach So! Gad Granach und Henryk Broder on Tour CD, Ölbaum-Verlag, Augsburg 2000, ISBN 3-927217-40-9
External links
- Template:De iconPersonal homepage
- Review: The last days of Europe, a lecture in Maastricht by Henryk Broder, 28 February 2007