Correspondence with Ainsztein, Reuben

Identifier
WL3000/9/1/47
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 109351
Dates
16 Nov 1954 - 24 May 1962
Level of Description
Collection
Languages
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Biographical History

Reuben Ainsztein (1917-1981) was a British journalist of Jewish-Polish descent. Living in Belgium, he fled to Spain in 1940, where he was interned. Upon his release he got to England and joined the Royal Air Force. After the war he started a career as freelance journalist writing for Reuters, BBC, The Sunday Times, and also The Wiener Library’s Bulletin.

See In Memoriam, in: AJR Information, vol. 37 (1982), No. 2, p. 8.


Scope and Content

The correspondence sheds light on Ainsztein’s long-term freelance work for The Wiener Library, primary by contributing numerous pieces to its Bulletin including articles, reviews, and summaries. Moreover, work related payments are subject of some letters.

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People

  • Ainsztein, Reuben

Subjects

Places

  • Third Reich [1933-1945]
  • Great Britain
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