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David Schütz (Berlin 1941) arrived in Israel as a child, together with his brother, as a refugee from Germany. His early experiences play a central role in his writing. The complex relationships between men and women, and between parents and

children feature as a major theme in his stories, which are written in an expressionist style. His archive includes original manuscripts, newspaper clippings, movies that he made or participated in and an assortment of audio tapes and personal correspondence.

About the Archive

David Schütz and the Director of the Heksherim Institute Prof. Yigal Schwartz were in close contact for many years.
As a result of the author's illness, Prof. Schwartz approached his wife and children on the possibility of donating his archive to the Institute, to which they gave a positive response. The author's daughters took it upon themselves to sort, arrange, and scan the material before it was sent to Heksherim. This is an example of an archive of an author whose work was stopped in the middle of his life.

The archive includes his books, manuscripts, films which he produced and directed, research and critiques on his work, and a collection of articles which were published in the media.

Curriculum Vitae

David Schütz was born in Berlin in 1941 as Dietmar Engbert Müllner Bauer Schütz. His parents were Laga Braun and Rudolf Bauer. David Schütz arrived in Israel with his brother in 1948 as part of the Youth Aliya. Most of his teenage years were spent in the Youth Village Nitzanim and his experiences there provided the inspiration for his writing.

After serving as an officer in the artillery corps, he studied for a B.A. degree in History and Philosophy at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, followed by an M.A. degree in History. His Masters degree was on Baldwin IV of Jerusalem, supervised by Prof. Joshua Prawer, the notable Israeli historian. Whilst writing his doctorate he decided to change his professional aspirations and become a writer instead.

In 1974 David Schütz married Tzipi Shamir, a clinical psychologist, and they had two daughters. After their divorce, he had another daughter with his current partner.

Schütz's first book, The Grass and the Sand was published in 1978 when he was 37, and was translated into French and German. In the 80's and 90's, Schütz wrote another 8 books, including White Rose, Red Rose and I Shall Wait Forever. In addition to his literary activities, Schütz has produced many movies, and has been a producer and VP of the Israeli Film Service. Schütz has won many literary awards and his books have been translated into a number of languages.

Books By David Schütz

  1. Baldwin the 4th King of Jerusalem, 1969

  2. The Grass and the Sand, 1978           

  3. The Last Chance, 1980                       

  4. I Shall Wait Forever, 1987

  5. White Rose, Red Rose, 1988

  6. Abishag, 1989

  7. The Golden Diary, 1991

  8. Das Herz der Wassermelone (Published only in germane)  

  9. Seven Women, 1995

  10. Like a River, 1997

Awards

  • 1978 – Acum Award for a short story

  • 1979 – Galei Zahal Award

  • 1981 – Prime Minister's Prize for Hebrew Writers

  • 1988 - Prime Minister's Prize for Hebrew Writers

  • 1994 – Bernstein Prize