The Return from the Other Planet

Join us for a screening of The Return from the Other Planet–a documentary film exploring the life of writer, Holocaust survivor, and pioneering psychonaut Yechiel De-Nur, also known by his alias, Ka.tzetnik. This screening will be followed by a Q+A with the film’s director Assaf Lapid moderated by Noa Osheroff.

Yehiel De-Nur lived a life shrouded in secrecy, concealing his identity behind the pseudonym Ka.tzetnik. The books he wrote sold millions of copies and shaped the way readers worldwide imagined the Holocaust.

Despite attempts by reporters and researchers to uncover his true identity, he remained elusive. The rumors claimed that he wrote all night long, in complete solitude, wearing his prisoner uniform from Auschwitz, and burning his manuscripts by morning–turning him into a myth.

During the explosive public trial of Nazi and Holocaust architect Adolf Eichmann, Ka.tzetnik was forced to reveal his identity to the public as he was summoned…