80 years on: Walter Benjamin's death in Catalonia while fleeing GestapoYour browser does not support the video element<p>The German Jewish philosopher Walter Benjamin died in Portbou, northern Catalonia, exactly 80 years ago while trying to flee the Nazis.</p> / Alicia EgorovshareAlicia EgorovFirst published: September 26, 2020 01:48 PMFOLLOW CATALAN NEWS ON WHATSAPP!Get the day's biggest stories right to your phone