Correspondence with Zweig, Arnold

Identifier
WL3000/9/1/1624
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 110130
Dates
23 May 1956 - 1 Jul 1956
Level of Description
Collection
Languages
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Biographical History

Dr Arnold Zweig (1887-1968) was a Jewish-German writer. When the Nazis came to power the socialist emigrated to Israel. In 1948 he moved to East Berlin and became one of East Germany’s most regarded novelists. See Steinberg, W. v., Arnold Zweig, Frankfurt am Main, Hain, 1990.

Scope and Content

Comprising two letters by The Wiener Library, the correspondence concerns the person Fritz Kahn as well as a meeting between Zweig and Alfred Wiener. Furthermore, it contains an appeal for setting up a commission to investigate activities of former Nazi perpetrators in West German politics. Beside Zweig the appeal is signed by Anna Seghers and Helene Weigel-Brecht.

Conditions Governing Reproduction

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People

  • Kahn, Fritz
  • Weigel, Helene
  • Zweig, Arnold
  • Seghers, Anna

Subjects

Places

  • East Germany [1949-1990]
  • Berlin, East
  • Berlin, East
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