3.75X5.75 Vintage B&W glossy photograph signed in blue fountain pen ink by Arnold Zweig in 1965.(1887-1968) Arnold Zweig was a German Jewish writer, pacifist and socialist. He is best known for his six-part cycle on World War I.Zweig was born in Glogau, Prussian Silesia (now GÅ‚ogów, Poland), the son of a Jewish saddler. (He is not related to Stefan Zweig.) After attending a gymnasium in Kattowitz (Katowice), he made extensive studies in history, philosophy, and literature at several universities – Breslau, Munich, Berlin, Göttingen, Rostock, and Tübingen. He was especially influenced by Friedrich Nietzsche's philosophy. His first literary works, Novellen um Claudia (1913) and Ritualmord in Ungarn, gained him wider recognition.Zweig volunteered for the German army in World War I and saw action as a private in France, Hungary, and Serbia. He was stationed on the Western Front at the time when Judenzählung (the Jewish census) was administered by the German army. Shaken by the experience, he wrote in his letter dated 15 February 1917, to Martin Buber: "The Judenzählung was a reflection of unheard sadness for Germany's sin and our agony. ... If there was no antisemitism in the army, the unbearable call to duty would be almost easy." He began to revise his views on the war and came to view the war as one that pitted Jews against Jews. Later he described his experiences in the short story Judenzählung vor Verdun. The war changed Zweig from a Prussian patriot to an eager pacifist.This lot came from the Jim Wiggins collection we purchased in July 2022. Jim Wiggins accumulated the most unique and valuable autograph collection over a period of 70-plus years. He obtained his collection either in person or by writing to persons of fame and notoriety. Comes with a full Letter of Authenticity from Todd Mueller Authentics.