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Arnold Zweig

Who

Arnold Zweig · Arts & Literature

What

Author

When

1887, Glogau, Germany (now Głogów, Poland) — 1968, East Berlin, East Germany

Where

Germany · Mandatory Palestine · East Germany

Biography

Arnold Zweig is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Author

How & why

Zweig was a German Jewish novelist best known for 'The Case of Sergeant Grischa' (1927), a powerful anti-war novel drawn from his First World War experience. A committed Zionist and pacifist, he fled the Nazis in 1933 and lived in exile in Mandatory Palestine before returning to East Germany, where he became a leading literary figure. His work confronts war, justice and the situation of Jews in Europe.

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Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish Authors

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Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish Authors