Louis Fles
Louis Fles | |
|---|---|
| Pen name | Dr. W. Bottema C.Az. |
| Occupation | businessman, author, activist |
| Nationality | Dutch, Jewish atheist |
| Period | 1918-1939 |
| Genre | non-fiction |
| Subject | assimilation, anti-Zionism, Nazism, business |
| Notable works | Forbidden radio-speech Hitler, reformer or criminal Away with Zionism! |
| Spouse | Celine van Straaten |
| Children | Mina, Rosine, Henriette, Clara, Barthold, George |
| Relatives | Michael John Fles, Bart Berman, Thijs Berman, Giorgio van Straten |
Levie Jacob "Louis" Fles (1872-1940) was a Dutch businessman, activist and author. He was a member of the organizing committee of the 1928 Summer Olympics. Louis Fles is best known for writing and broadcasting against Zionism and organized religion.
Fles was a strong supporter of Jewish assimilation and had a complex relationship with the Dutch Social Democratic Workers' Party. He detested Nazism and committed suicide at the conquest of the Netherlands by Nazi Germany.
External links
- Biography of Levie Fles at the Biographical Dictionary of Socialism and the Labor Movement in the Netherlands
- Louis Fles family page at Akevoth
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