Felix Landau | |
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| Born | May 21, 1910 |
| Died | April 20, 1983 (aged 72) |
| Occupation | SS Hauptscharführer |
| Known for | Documenting his activities in the Einsatzkommando in his diary |
| Criminal status | Deceased |
| Conviction(s) | Murder |
| Criminal penalty | Life imprisonment with hard labour |
Felix Landau (May 21, 1910 – April 20, 1983) was an SS Hauptscharführer, a member of an Einsatzkommando during World War II, based first in Lwów, Poland (today Lviv, Ukraine), and later in Drohobycz. Landau was a participant in numerous mass shooting of Galician Jews. He is known for his daily diary and for temporarily sparing the life of the Jewish/Polish artist Bruno Schulz in 1942. Landau liked Schulz's art and supplied him with protection and extra food. In return, he ordered the artist to paint a set of murals for his young son's bedroom, depicting scenes from the Brothers Grimm fairy tales. Landau also was the SS officer assigned to watch over Maria Altmann, the subject of the 2015 film Woman in Gold.[1]
- ^ Kun, Josh. "The Art of Memory". BSLaw. Retrieved 31 August 2021.