Ka-Tzetnik 135633

The Profile

Yehiel De-Nur (pen name Ka-Tzetnik 135633) (1909–2001) was a Polish-born Israeli writer and Holocaust survivor known for accounts of Nazi camps, notably House of Dolls.

Born in Sosnowiec in 1909; died in Tel Aviv in 2001. Wrote under the pen name Ka-Tzetnik 135633. Survivor and chronicler of Nazi concentration camps; House of Dolls (Beit habubot, 1953) is among his best-known works.

The review treats La Casa delle Bambole as an important chronicle of deportation and camp life, rich in brutal imagery and negative lyricism. The reviewer praises the documentary value but criticises the work's literary structure and emotional excesses. The book is framed as testimony by Ka-Tzetnik 135633 (Yehiel De-Nur). Reviewer rating: 3/5.