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Hanan Frenk

Hanan Frenk (Ph.D., UCLA) is a professor of psychology at Tel-Aviv University and the head of the school of behavioral sciences of the Academic College of Tel Aviv-Jaffa. In addition to his scientific articles, primarily in the area of pain perception, he has published two novels, Petek and Diptych.

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Etty Hillesum

Etty Hillesum’s diary, which she kept between 1941 and 1943, is the only extant source about her. Explicit in both its expression of sexuality and profession of faith, Hillesum’s diary reflects a mature, nonconformist Dutch woman attempting to grapple with the changing landscape of her internal and external worlds.