Quote of the day
Policemen so cherish their status as keepers of the peace and protectors of the public that they have occasionally been known to beat to death those citizens or groups who question that status.
Lion Feuchtwanger

Born: July 7, 1884
Died: December 21, 1958 (aged 74)
Bio: Lion Feuchtwanger was a German-Jewish novelist and playwright. A prominent figure in the literary world of Weimar Germany, he influenced contemporaries including playwright Bertolt Brecht.
Known for:
- Jud Süß (1925)
- Die Jüdin von Toledo (1954)
- The Oppermanns (1939)
- Josephus (1932)