Primo Levi – Matter of a Life – Berel Lang purim In line with his belief

In line with his belief that “history is the story of real people in real situations

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Primo Levi – Matter of a Life – Berel Lang purim In line with his beliefFrom the prizewinning Jewish Lives series, the first intellectual biography of Primo Levi to describe the intersection of his roles as both chemist and writer. In 1943, twenty four year old Primo Levi had just begun a career in chemistry when, after joining a partisan group, he was captured by the Italian Fascist Militia and deported to Auschwitz. Of the 650 Italian Jews in his transport, he was one of fewer than 25 who survived the eleven months