Etty Hillesum

GPTKB entity

Properties (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Person
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Holocaust
gptkbp:born January 15, 1914
gptkbp:died November 30, 1943
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Amsterdam
gptkbp:famousQuote “I want to be a part of the world.”
“I want to be a voice for the voiceless.”
“I want to be a part of the solution.”
“I have no fear of death.”
“The only thing that matters is that we are here.”
“I can’t help but feel that I am part of a larger whole.”
“I want to be a bridge between people.”
“I want to be a light in the darkness.”
“I want to be a part of the change.”
“I want to be a part of the future.”
“I want to be a part of the healing.”
“I want to be a voice for peace.”
“I want to be a witness.”
“I want to embrace life.”
“I want to find meaning in suffering.”
“I want to live my life fully.”
“I want to love and be loved.”
“I want to understand the world.”
“We are not here to be happy, but to be ourselves.”
gptkbp:hasWritten Humanity
Spirituality
Suffering
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Etty Hillesum
gptkbp:influence Literature
Philosophy
Psychology
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Anne_Frank
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Julius_Spier
gptkbp:inspiration Artists
Writers
Human rights advocates
gptkbp:legacy Cultural icon
gptkbp:narrativeStyle gptkb:Etty_Hillesum's_Diaries
gptkbp:nationality Dutch
Jewish
gptkbp:notableWork An Interrupted Life
gptkbp:occupation Writer
gptkbp:philosophy Existentialism
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Middelburg,_Netherlands
gptkbp:placeOfDeath Auschwitz,_Poland
gptkbp:posthumousRecognition Letters_of_Etty_Hillesum
gptkbp:theme Love
War
Faith