The Holocaust Victim Who REFUSED to Procreate – Etty Hillesum

Etty Hillesum is known for keeping a diary during the Nazi occupation of Amsterdam. She was killed by the Nazis in 1943. What isn't widely known is that she was an antinatalist! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~INFO~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 📧 | Contact Me: [email protected] 🔥 | Support my work with a one-off donation or monthly support for added perks: https://ko-fi.com/lawrenceanton My projects: 🗯️ | Antinatalist Handbook –rebutting common natalist arguments: https://antinatalisthandbook.org ✅ | Antinatalist Advocacy – increasing your impact as an antinatalist: https://antinatalistadvocacy.org Get your favourite antinatalist merch: 👕 | Get your favourite antinatalist merch: https://voidmerchandise.myshopify.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~TIMESTAMPS~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 00:00 – Intro 01:13 – Etty's Antinatalism 05:06 – Is It Really Antinatalism? 06:53 – Her Optimism About Life 10:49 – Can You Oppose Procreation Whilst Embracing Life? 14:26 – The Horrors of the Nazi Holocaust 18:29 – Outro ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~LINKS~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Etty Hillesum: https://ettyhillesumhuis.nl/en/ Begetting (Mara van der Lugt): https://press.princeton.edu/books/har... Etty – The Letters and Diaries of Etty Hillesum 1941-1943: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Etty-Letters... News articles: • https://www.context.news/socioeconomi... • https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/8... • https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c... Outro Music // The Last Time - Kayou. // Provided by ‪@LofiGirl‬