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In Search of the Meaning of Viktor Frankl

JL;DR SUMMARY Viktor Frankl, a prominent psychiatrist and Holocaust survivor, is best known for his book "Man's Search for Meaning," which was based on his experiences in concentration camps and his development of logotherapy. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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HolocaustJewish HeritageMental HealthPsychoanalysisResponsibilityExistentialismLogotherapyViktor FranklPersonal AgencyMan's Search For Meaning

Places mentioned

Landsberg, Bavaria, Germany
"In 1945, prisoner 119104 was assigned to a work detail outside a Bavarian forest, near a small town called Landsberg."
Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany
"Frankl was soon transferred from Auschwitz to Kaufering III, a subcamp of Dachau, and then to Trkheim, another subcamp of Dachau, where he worked as a camp doctor."
Jerusalem, Israel
"Viktor and Elly Frankl at the Western Wall, Jerusalem, in November, 1988."
Baden-Württemberg, Germany
"two years later, in 1944, Frankl and his wife were deported to Auschwitz."

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