.. -r .,.. .. .., ·�·n·.in troduction,to ;. '?}.t� .. concentration.. -�J; ., F. camp- r. esi• st.a nce. '..; ,·<,.. ·.'�t;j� and anarcho-nihilism -.{ L: Serafinski .. r-� '. BLESSED IS THE FLAME ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Thanks to my parents for your support, my mom for being such a solid research assistant, and to Amber for helping me find space in my life to pursue this subject. Big ups to Semo Distro for keeping me immersed in rad literature, and to The Armando Del Moro Library for your patience with my overdue books. This book is dedicated to my grandmother, whose tenacity and strength brought me into this world, and who continues to inspire me daily. And to all those living recalcitrant lives. (And to K, for punching a Nazi in the face while I was busy writing this.) PPPuiissbttoolillsssh DDedrr aabwwy nnP i22sootorrl 66s Drawn 2or 6 PPuubblliisshheedd bbyy PPiissttoollss DDrraawwnn 22oorr 66 Published by Aragorn Moser and Leona Benton Printed at "The Compound" 1818 Carleton St. Berkeley, CA 94 703-1908 The Tower lnPrint I www.the-tower.ca/inprint Cover Art: Natan Nuchi Chapter Header Art: Hannah Harchol Map: [email protected] COLOPHON Running heads, body and italics set in Saban 10.5/r2, an old-style typeface designed by German typographer, suspected communist and concentration camp survivor Jan Tschichold. Headers are set in DIN 1451, the iconic authoritarian typeface of the German state adopted during the Third Reich's rein and still the face of German signage today. Page proportions are inspired by the Minor 6'h chord, whose dark and sad sound reflects the content of this text. BLESSED IS THE FLAME An Introduction to Concentration Camp Resistance & Anarcho-Nihilism By Serafinski Pistols Draw1