Berendt, H(einz) C(haim) (1911-)
Berendt, H(einz) C(haim) (1911-)
Parapsychologist born in Berlin, Germany, who moved to Jerusalem in the 1930s. A dentist, he practiced as a dental surgeon from 1937 on and became an instructor in radiodontics at Hebrew University in Jerusalem from 1957 to 1960. He published several papers on developmental disturbances and orthodontics.
Berendt became interested in parapsychology and, beginning in 1959, was an acting committee member of the Parapsychological Study Group of Israel. He later served as president of the Israel Parapsychology Society in Jerusalem. He conducted research on paranormal metal bending and eventually came to believe that it is possible.
Sources:
Berendt, Heinz C. "A New Israeli Metal-Bender (with Film)." In Research in Parapsychology, 1982. Edited by William Roll, John Beloff, and Rhea W. White. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press, 1983.
——. Parapsychology: The World beyond Our Five Senses. N.p., 1966.