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Manfred George (October 22, 1893 – December 30, 1965), born Manfred Georg Cohn, later shortened to Manfred Georg, was a German journalist, author and translator. He left Germany after the Nazis came to power, living in several different European countries and eventually emigrating penniless to the United States in 1939. He became the editor of ''Aufbau'', a periodical published in German, and transformed it from a small monthly newsletter into an important weekly newspaper, especially during World War II and the postwar era, when it became an important source of information for Jews trying to establish new lives and for Nazi concentration camp survivors to find each other. George remained Editor in Chief of ''Aufbau'' until his death. == Life in Germany == Manfred George was born on October 22, 1893 in Berlin, the son of a businessman. He studied law at universities in Berlin, Greifswald and Geneva. After a serious injury during World War I, he was discharged from military service and continued his studies, graduating in 1917 with a doctorate in law.〔(Biography of Manfred George ) Exil Archiv. Retrieved September 27, 2011 〕 He began his journalism career before graduation, writing for the newspaper, ''Deutsche Montagszeitung'' and he began contributing to ''Die Weltbühne'' in 1915.〔(Short biography and list of selected works by Manfred Georg ) ''Weltbüne-Lesen'' 〕 He then went to work at the publisher, Ullstein-Verlag. He quickly advanced from city editor of the ''Berliner Morgenpost'' to editor in chief of the ''Berliner Abendpost''. Later, he was a correspondent for the ''Vossiche Zeitung'' and worked as a managing editor in Breslau. At one point during the conflicts over the Upper Silesia plebiscite, George was put before a firing squad by a Freikorps soldier, but was able to provide a certificate of military service and was released.〔("Editor of ''Aufbau'', Influential German Weekly in New York, Left Loyal Readers Among Uprooted People All Over The World" ) ''The Canadian Jewish Review'' (January 14, 1966) No. 16, p. 1. Gardenvale, Quebec, Canada. Retrieved September 27, 2011〕 After that, George was sent to Dresden and Leipzig as an Ullstein correspondent. In 1923, he began to make a name for himself as a theater critic, writing in the ''Berliner Volks-Zeitung'' and ''Acht-Uhr-Abendblatt''. He worked as Arts Editor of the newspaper, ''Tempo,'' as well as Associate Editor of the cultural magazine, ''Marsyas.'' In 1924, along with Carl von Ossietzky, George was one of the founders of the leftist "Republikanische Partei Deutschlands" ("Republican Party of Germany"). George was the chairman of the party until it was dissolved later that year. A pacifist, George was also associated with the "Deutsche Liga für Menschenrechte" ("German League for Human Rights") and the "Friedensbund der Kriegsteilnehmer" ("Association of War Veterans for Peace"), which started an initiative that became known as the "Nie-wieder-Krieg-Bewegung" ("No More War Movement"). Both the Republikanische Partei and the Friedensbund were formed by a community of journalists and editors connected with the ''Berliner Volks-Zeitung''. George also joined the Zionist movement. After leaving Ullstein, he worked at Mosse-Verlag from 1923–1928, then returned to Ullstein. Around the end of the 1920s, he began to write radio plays. His musical revue, ''Oh, USA'' was broadcast in Berlin 50 times. He contributed to ''Die Weltbühne'' until 1932.〔 the year he published a biography of Theodor Herzl, with introductions by Thomas Mann and Albert Einstein.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Manfred George」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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