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- Birth nameYehuda Martin Bauer
- Yehuda Bauer was born on April 6, 1926 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Prague, Czech Republic]. He is known for Partisans of Vilna (1986), Spell Your Name (2006) and Voices from the List (2004). He was married to Ilana Meroz and Shula. He died on October 18, 2024 in Jerusalem, Israel.
- SpousesIlana Meroz(1993 - 2011) (her death)Shula(December 1955 - ?) (divorced, 2 children)
- Prof. Yehuda Bauer was a historical consultant for Shoah (1985). Director Claude Lanzmann interviewed him for his epic documentary, but didn't use it in the final cut. This interview and all the other outtakes of the film are now in the public domain and part of the 'Claude Lanzmann Shoah Collection' in the 'Steven Spielberg Film and Video Archive'.
- He is fluent in Czech, Slovak, German, Hebrew, Yiddish, English, French, and Polish.
- Served as an academic adviser to Yad Vashem.
- Received his doctorate in 1960 from Hebrew University for a thesis on the British Mandate of Palestine.
- In 2001 he was elected a Member of the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities.
- [on Claude Lanzmann] People in those days, when they saw a genius, they realised he was a genius. And you don't try to stop a genius. [2015]
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