Dr. Arthur Leser collection
Extent and Medium
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Creator(s)
- Arthur J. Leser
Biographical History
Arthur Jack Leser was born Jakob Leser on 9 March 1908 in Narol, Poland. His father was Benjamin Wolf Leser (b. 1882). He studied medicine at the University of Vienna. He immigrated to England and Scotland in 1938 and to the United States later that year.
Archival History
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Ronald and Raymond Lesser
Ronald and Raymond Lesser donated their father's collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2011.
Scope and Content
Consists of documents and correspondence regarding Jakob Leser (later Arthur Jack Leser), who obtained a medical degree in Vienna, Austria, before emigrating to England, Scotland, and finally the United States in 1938. Includes documentation regarding Dr. Leser's struggle to obtain his licensure and to find employment in the United States as a Jewish refugee physician.
Conditions Governing Reproduction
Copyright Holder: Mr. Ronald Lesser
People
- Leser, Arthur.
Subjects
- Vienna (Austria)
- Great Britain--Emigration and immigration.
- Jewish physicians--Austria--Vienna.
- United States--Emigration and immigration.
Genre
- Document