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The Head of the Ape Academy

This is an essay that my late father, Amnon Katz, wrote in 1986.  I have translated the text here from the original Hebrew. The Head of the Ape Academy It is generally accepted and known that a scientist sometimes has … Continue reading

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A Letter from Amnon Katz to the Canaanites

Recently I visited my mother, and she gave me a copy of an old letter my father sent to the Canaanite leadership in January of 1978. My father died on October 3, 2000. Most of the Canaanite leaders were much … Continue reading

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Five Generations of Handwriting Samples

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Because I inherited the correspondence that belonged to my grandmother Klara Goldstoff Katz at the time of her death, the five generations  will be counting from her mother, Mirla Goldstoff all the way to my daughter Sword Katz. I also … Continue reading

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Remembering Amnon Katz

My father, Amnon Katz, died seventeen years ago today. It was October 3, 2000. His helicopter crashed and he was killed instantly. There were no other people on board. It was an experimental helicopter he had built with his students … Continue reading

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My Parents’ Early Childhood Memories and Zionism

People often think that people from Israel must be Jews. That is not always the case. Zionism and Judaism are opposite forces in the history of Israel and Palestine. Continue reading

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Greater than Ourselves by Amnon Katz

Amnon Katz was a physicist, aerospace engineer, pilot, publisher, thinker, poet and essayist. At the time of his death in October of the year 2000, he held an endowed chair in aerospace engineering at the University of Alabama. For more … Continue reading

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