1. Israel Chaim "Ischa" Meijer was a Dutch journalist, television presenter, radio presenter, critic and author.
15 Facts About Ischa Meijer
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Ischa Meijer was born as the oldest child of historian Jaap Meijer and Liesbeth Voet.
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Ischa Meijer was deported to the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp as a baby along with his parents.
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Ischa Meijer grew up in a family traumatised by the experiences of the Holocaust which led to emotional as well as alleged physical abuse by his parents.
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Ischa Meijer was thrown out of the house at age eighteen.
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Ischa Meijer started working as a journalist for De Nieuwe Linie; later he worked for the news magazines Haagse Post, Nieuwe Revu, and Vrij Nederland.
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Ischa Meijer became well known for his broad-ranging in-depth interviews.
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Ischa Meijer hosted a late-night show on the television network RTL 5.
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Ischa Meijer had several relationships throughout his life, and visited prostitutes on a regular basis, giving him the inspiration to write the book Hoeren.
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Ischa Meijer continued throughout his life searching for the love his parents never gave to him.
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When Ischa Meijer's mother became seriously ill in 1993, Ischa Meijer and his siblings were not allowed to say goodbye.
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On 14 February 1995, on his 52nd birthday, Ischa Meijer died of a heart attack while on his way to his coffeehouse to celebrate his birthday.
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Ischa Meijer was survived by his son Jeroen and his daughter Jessica.
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Ischa Meijer's death was widely publicized in Dutch news media.
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Ischa Meijer played a background role in another book by Connie Palmen, Geheel de Uwe.