Michel Velleman
Michel Velleman (5 January 1895 – 2 July 1943),[1] known by his stage name Professor Ben Ali Libi, was a Jewish magician who was murdered in the Sobibor death camp during World War II. Dutch poet Willem Wilmink wrote a poem about his being murdered by the Nazis.
Michel Velleman | |
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 Professor Ben Ali Libi during a show at the Old Men's and Women's almshouse in Amsterdam in 1933 | |
| Born | Michel Velleman 5 January 1895 |
| Died | 2 July 1943 (aged 48) Sobibór extermination camp |
| Occupation | Magician |
Velleman was living in Amsterdam on Merwedeplein 59 when he was abducted during a razzia in 1942.[1] He wrote a book of magic tricks that was published in 1925.[2]
References
- Michel Velleman in Joods Historisch Museum monument to victims of the Shoah
- Een serie goocheltoeren en kunstjes met eenvoudige hulpmiddelen, by Professor Ben-Ali-Libi (Pseudonym of Michel Velleman, Amusementsbureau Ben-Ali-Libi, 1925
External links
- The poem in Dutch (a.o.)
- Poem being read aloud by Joost Prinsen
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