Ernest Lens Collection undated, 1910-1961

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Ernest Lens Collection undated, 1910-1961

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This collection concerns Sechs Aerzte sprechen ueber Leben und Tod (Six Doctors Discuss Life and Death), a manuscript of over 600 pages written by Ernest Lens under the nom de plume Mme. Po-Jo Syn Luke. Lens hoped that it would popularize the ideas of Austrian philosopher and writer Josef Popper-Lynkeus. The work is a fictional summary of six doctors' wide-ranging philosophical discussions about the United States, addressing Popper-Lykeus' themes of tolerance, the individual and his valuation, social reform, and military service. The collection includes a bound typescript, loose typescript pages, and supporting research material.

1 linear foot

ger,

eng,

Leo Baeck Institute.

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Popper-Lynkeus, Josef, 1838-1921

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Lens, Ernest

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Ernest Lens (1890-1962) was born Ernst Czuckza in Vienna, Austria. He finished gymnasium in 1912, and then studied law and social sciences in Berlin and Vienna. From 1918 to 1933, he was an administrator in business and welfare organizations. He married Richard Beer-Hofmann's daughter Miriam in 1924. They emigrated to Amsterdam in 1934, Paris in 1936, Great Britain in 1938, and the United States in 1940. Upon naturalization in 1947, they changed their surname to Lens. Ernest held various jobs in...