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Ernst Sommer Collection

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Sommer, Ernst, 1889-1955 (Creator of the archive)
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The archive includes one manuscript and a published article by Ernst Sommer.

Reference Code
ARC. Ms. Var. 394
Dates
1919-1955
Consists of
0.1 m.
Languages
German;
location
  • The Archives Collection of the National Library of Israel The Archives Collection of the National Library of Israel
Title Ernst Sommer Collection
Additional Titles כותרת בעברית: אוסף ארנסט זומר.
Collection of Ernst Sommer.
Notes Sommer's estate is apparently still in the possession of his family.
Citation Note ARC. Ms. Var. 394 Ernst Sommer Collection, Archives Department, National Library of Israel, Jerusalem
Host Item Ernst Sommer Collection
Former Call Number Ms. Var. 394
Level of Description Fonds Record
Biographical summary Ernst Sommer (Iglau/Jihlava 29.10.1888-London 20.10.1955) German-speaking author. 1920-1938 lawyer, city councilor, Social Democrat activist in Karlsbad/Karlovy Vary. 1938-55 London, including work for government in exile. Sommer was perhaps the first to describe gas murder, concentration camp, & choices of response in fiction. His attempted return to Czechoslovakia after the war was refused.
Ownership history The material was donated by Nelly Engel-Thieberger (London).
Language Note The materials are in German.
Credits With Assistance from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany. Supported by the Foundation Remembrance, Responsibility and Future and by the German Federal Ministry of Finance. בסיוע ועידת התביעות בחסות הקרן זכרון, אחריות ועתיד ובתמיכת משרד האוצר הפדרלי הגרמני.
National Library system number 990026926810205171

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With Assistance from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany. Supported by the Foundation Remembrance, Responsibility and Future and by the German Federal Ministry of Finance. בסיוע ועידת התביעות בחסות הקרן זכרון, אחריות ועתיד ובתמיכת משרד האוצר הפדרלי הגרמני.

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