Kersten, Kurt
Variant namesBorn in Weldheiden bei Kassel on April 19, 1891, Kurt Kersten studied in Munich and Berlin and served in World War I. From 1919 to 1933 he worked as a freelance journalist in close association with left-wing expressionists. He made several trips to the USSR and contributed to the German Communist press. He emigrated to Switzerland in 1934, Czechoslovakia the same year, France in 1937, and the United States via Morocco and Martinique, 1940-1945. He was active in exile affairs and continued to work as an author and publicist. Kersten occasionally used the pseudonym Georg Forster. He died in New York City on May 18, 1962.
From the guide to the Kurt Kersten Collection, 1937-1994, (Leo Baeck Institute Archives)
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
|---|---|---|---|
| referencedIn | Heinrich Eduard Jacob Collection, 1929-1983 | Leo Baeck Institute Archives | |
| creatorOf | Kurt Kersten Collection, 1937-1994 | Leo Baeck Institute Archives | |
| referencedIn | John Reed papers, 1903-1967. | Houghton Library |
| Role | Title | Holding Repository |
|---|
Filters:
| Relation | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| associatedWith | Breitscheid, Rudolf, 1874-1944 | person |
| associatedWith | Breuer, Robert, 1878-1943 | person |
| associatedWith | Forster, Georg, 1754-1794 | person |
| associatedWith | Hilferding, Rudolf, 1877-1941 | person |
| associatedWith | Jacob, Heinrich Eduard, 1899-1967 | person |
| associatedWith | Reed, John, 1887-1920 | person |
| Place Name | Admin Code | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | |||
| France | |||
| Martinique |
| Subject |
|---|
| Communists |
| Occupation |
|---|
| Activity |
|---|
Person
Birth 1891
Death 1962
Male
Americans
German
