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The Books He Didn’t Burn
Dir.: Claus Bredenbrock, Jascha Hannover | 91 minutes
Date Time Hall Event Code Tickets
28.12.24
17:00
Saturday 28.12.24 17:00 Cinematheque 3
2024-12-28 17:00:00 2024-12-28 20:00:00 Asia/Jerusalem The Books He Didn’t Burn Cinematheque Jerusalem Cinematheque
31.12.24
16:30
Tuesday 31.12.24 16:30 Cinematheque 2
2024-12-31 16:30:00 2024-12-31 19:30:00 Asia/Jerusalem The Books He Didn’t Burn Cinematheque Jerusalem Cinematheque

The Books He Didn’t Burn

Germany 2023 | 91 minutes | English, German, French | Hebrew, English subtitles

Can literature provide a handbook for mass murder? The Books He Didn’t Burn provides a critical look at the history of Western thought by examining the remains of Adolf Hitler’s private library. Toward the end of his life, Hitler owned 16,000 books, 1,200 of which are currently housed in Washington D. C’s Library of Congress. The surviving volumes provide deep insights into the sources of Hitler’s worldview, marking his path from youthful fantasist to mass murderer.

Supported by the Goethe-Institut Israel