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80 years on: Walter Benjamin's death in Catalonia while fleeing Gestapo
German Jewish philosopher officially died in Portbou by suicide, although locals have always questioned this
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German Jewish philosopher officially died in Portbou by suicide, although locals have always questioned this
Coinciding with the 70th anniversary of the German philosopher's death, the Costa Brava Town Hall announced that work on the Walter Benjamin Remembrance Centre will start at the end of this year. Portbou is the sea town next to the French border where the