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Gad Beck
Holocaust survivor, author
Gad Beck | |
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Gad Beck in 2000 | |
| Born | (1923-06-30)30 June 1923 Berlin, Germany |
| Died | 24 June 2012(2012-06-24) (aged 88) Berlin, Germany |
| Citizenship | German |
| Occupation(s) | Educator, activist, author |
| Years active | 1947–2012 |
| Known for | An Underground Life: Memoirs of a Gay Jew in Nazi Berlin |
| Partner(s) | Julius Laufer[1] (1977–2012; Beck's death) |
| Family | Margot Beck (twin sister) |
Gerhard "Gad" Beck (30 June 1923 – 24 June 2012)[2] was an Israeli-German educator, author, activist, resistance member, and survivor of the Holocaust.
Life and career
Gad Beck was born Gerhard Beck[3] in Berlin, Germany, along with twin sister Margot,[4] the son of Hedwig (née Kretschmar) and Heinrich Beck. His father was born Jewish, and his German mother, originally a Protestant, had converted to Judaism.[5] The family lived in a predominantly Jewish i