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Encyclopedia > Felix Nussbaum

Felix Nussbaum (December 11, 1904, Osnabrück, Germany1944, Auschwitz concentration camp, Poland) was a German-Jewish painter. The son of Philip and Rachel Nussbaum, he studied painting in Hamburg, Berlin, and Rome. December 11 is the 345th day (346th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1904 (MCMIV) was a leap year starting on a Friday (see link for calendar). ... Osnabrück is a city in Lower Saxony, Germany, some 80 km NNE of Dortmund, 45 km NE of Münster, and some 100 km due west of Hanover. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Auschwitz, in English, commonly refers to the Auschwitz concentration camp complex built near the town of Oświęcim, by Nazi Germany during World War II. Rarely, it may refer to the Polish town of Oświęcim (called by the Germans Auschwitz) itself. ... It has been suggested that Internment be merged into this article or section. ... The word Jew (Hebrew: יהודי) is used in a wide number of ways, but generally refers to a follower of the Jewish faith, a child of a Jewish mother, or a member of the Jewish culture or ethnicity and often a combination of these attributes. ... Location Coordinates Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Administration Country NUTS Region DE6 First Mayor Ole von Beust (CDU) Governing party CDU Votes in Bundesrat 3 (from 69) Basic statistics Area  755 km² (292 sq mi) Population 1,754,317 (11/2006)[1]  - Density 2,324 /km² (6,018... Location of Berlin within Germany / EU Coordinates Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Administration Country NUTS Region DE3 City subdivisions 12 boroughs Governing Mayor Klaus Wowereit (SPD) Governing parties SPD / Left. ... Nickname: Motto: SPQR: Senatus Populusque Romanus Location of the city of Rome (yellow) within the Province of Rome (red) and region of Lazio (grey) Coordinates: Region Lazio Province Province of Rome Founded 21 April 753 BC Government  - Mayor Walter Veltroni Area  - City 1,285 km²  (580 sq mi)  - Urban 5...


Nussbaum was staying in Rome on a scholarship when the Nazis seized power in Germany in 1933. He did not return but lived in exile in Italy, France, and Belgium with Felka Platek, a Polish painter who would become his wife. In 1937, they established themselves in Brussels and married. The Nazi party used a right-facing swastika as their symbol and the red and black colors were said to represent Blut und Boden (blood and soil). ... 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Nickname: Map showing the location of Brussels in Belgium Coordinates: Country Belgium Region Brussels-Capital Region Founded 979 Founded (Region) June 18, 1989 Government  - Mayor (Municipality) Freddy Thielemans Area  - Region 162 km²  (62. ...


When Belgium was invaded by Germany in 1940, Nussbaum was arrested by the Belgian police and deported to the Saint Cyprien detention camp in France. He managed to escape and returned to Brussels in 1942, where he went into hiding with his wife. This article does not cite its references or sources. ... It has been suggested that Internment be merged into this article or section. ... 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on January 18 1815 (the link is to a full 1942 calendar). ...


The Nussbaums were betrayed and arrested on June 20, 1944. They were deported to the Auschwitz concentration camp, where they perished. They were among the last people to be deported from Belgium, which was liberated on September 6, 1944. June 20 is the 171st day of the year (172nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 194 days remaining. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Auschwitz, in English, commonly refers to the Auschwitz concentration camp complex built near the town of Oświęcim, by Nazi Germany during World War II. Rarely, it may refer to the Polish town of Oświęcim (called by the Germans Auschwitz) itself. ... It has been suggested that Internment be merged into this article or section. ... September 6 is the 249th day of the year (250th in leap years). ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ...


In 1998, the Felix Nussbaum House in Osnabrück opened its doors, where his works are exhibited. 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean [1]. // Coated in ice, power and telephone lines sag and often break, resulting in power outages. ...


External links

  • Biography with images
  • Ten Dreams Galleries
  • Information from the city of Osnabrück (English, German)
  • The Felix Nussbaum Haus (Museum) (German)
  • Nussbaum educational powerpoint class description, with reproductions of three Nussbaum paintings including titles, sizes, year created, current ownership

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Biographie: Felix Nussbaum, 1904-1944 (447 words)
Nussbaum arbeitet als Stipendiat der Preußischen Akademie der Künste Berlin in der Villa Massimo in Rom und gestaltet Titelblätter für die Zeitschrift "Querschnitt".
Juni: Nussbaum und seine Frau werden denunziert und in Brüssel von der Wehrmacht verhaftet.
Seine Frau wird aller Wahrscheinlichkeit nach ebenfalls in Auschwitz umgebracht.
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