Kurt Held
Kurt Kläber (November 4, 1897 in Jena, Germany - December 9, 1959 in Sorengo, Switzerland) was a Jewish Communist and writer displaced from Germany during the Second World War. He has also been published under the pseudonym Kurt Held. He married writer Lisa Tetzner.
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