Arthur Kahane

Arthur Kahane (born May 2, 1872 in Vienna , † October 7, 1932 in Berlin ) was a poet, novelist, essayist and dramaturge at the Berlin German Theater from 1905 to 1932 . He was a friend and close collaborator of Max Reinhardt .

Life

Kahane studied literature and philosophy. While still a student, he broke away from the Jewish religious community. From 1918 to 1920 he edited the monthly for literature and theater Das Junge Deutschland . He replaced Paul Kornfeld after the second issue of this magazine had appeared. Together with Felix Hollaender he edited the papers of the German theater .

Grave of Arthur Kahane in the Heerstraße cemetery in Berlin-Westend

The first son was the Romanist and linguist Henry Kahane , the second the archaeologist Peter P. Kahane , the third the Israeli architect Ariel Kahane (1907-1986).

Arthur Kahane died of pneumonia on October 7, 1932 at the age of 60 in Berlin . On October 11, 1932, numerous actors, writers and other representatives of Berlin's cultural life took part in the funeral service and burial at the Heerstraße cemetery in today's Berlin-Westend district (grave location: 10-7). Among others, Eduard von Winterstein , Friedrich Kayssler and Gertrud Eysoldt spoke words of remembrance for the deceased.

Works (selection)

Poems . 1908
Songs . 1910
Clemens and his girls . Novel. 1918
Welcome and farewell . Novel. 1919
The magic hat . Novel. 1920
The pious Helene . Operetta (together with Felix Hollaender ). Music: Friedrich Hollaender . Premiere 1923 Berlin
The actor . Novel. 1925
A playwright's diary . 1928 (describes, among other things, various résumés of famous Jewish artists)
From the diary of a theater man . 1930
The Thimigs. Theater as the fate of a family. 1930
The book of Jews . 1931 (Kahane's commitment to Judaism)

Filmography

1913: The island of the blessed

literature

Kahane, Arthur. In: Lexicon of German-Jewish Authors . Volume 13: Jaco-Kerr. Edited by the Bibliographia Judaica archive. Saur, Munich 2005, ISBN 3-598-22693-4 , pp. 167-174.
Kahane, Arthur , in: Joseph Walk (ed.): Short biographies on the history of the Jews 1918–1945 . Munich: Saur, 1988, ISBN 3-598-10477-4 , p. 179

Web links

Literature by and about Arthur Kahane in the catalog of the German National Library
Works by Arthur Kahane in the Gutenberg-DE project
Arthur Kahane in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Renate Heuer : Kahane, Arthur. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 11, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1977, ISBN 3-428-00192-3 , p. 20 f. ( Digitized version ).

Individual evidence

↑ Anna L. Staudacher: "... reports the exit from the Mosaic faith": 18,000 exits from Judaism in Vienna, 1868-1914: names - sources - dates . Peter Lang, Frankfurt am Main, etc. 2009, ISBN 978-3-631-55832-4 , pp. 284 (826 p., Limited preview in Google Book search).
^ Wilhelm Haumann: Paul Kornfeld: Life, Work, Effect . In: Studies on literary and cultural history . tape 7 . Königshausen & Neumann, Würzburg 1996, ISBN 3-8260-1061-2 , p. 51 (754 p., Limited preview in Google Book search).
^ Short biography on projekt-gutenberg.org based on Killy
↑ Arthur Kahane † . In: Vossische Zeitung . Saturday, October 8, 1932, evening edition. P. 5.
↑ Arthur Kahane's memorial service . In: Vossische Zeitung . Wednesday October 12, 1932, morning edition. S. 7. Hans-Jürgen Mende : Lexicon of Berlin burial places . Pharus-Plan, Berlin 2018, ISBN 978-3-86514-206-1 . P. 489.

personal data
SURNAME	Kahane, Arthur
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Dramaturge and writer
DATE OF BIRTH	May 2, 1872
PLACE OF BIRTH	Vienna
DATE OF DEATH	October 7, 1932
Place of death	Berlin

[1] Anna L. Staudacher: "... reports the exit from the Mosaic faith": 18,000 exits from Judaism in Vienna, 1868-1914: names - sources - dates . Peter Lang, Frankfurt am Main, etc. 2009, ISBN 978-3-631-55832-4 , pp. 284 (826 p., Limited preview in Google Book search).

[2] Wilhelm Haumann: Paul Kornfeld: Life, Work, Effect . In: Studies on literary and cultural history . tape 7 . Königshausen & Neumann, Würzburg 1996, ISBN 3-8260-1061-2 , p. 51 (754 p., Limited preview in Google Book search).

[3] Short biography on projekt-gutenberg.org based on Killy

[4] Arthur Kahane † . In: Vossische Zeitung . Saturday, October 8, 1932, evening edition. P. 5.

[5] Arthur Kahane's memorial service . In: Vossische Zeitung . Wednesday October 12, 1932, morning edition. S. 7. Hans-Jürgen Mende : Lexicon of Berlin burial places . Pharus-Plan, Berlin 2018, ISBN 978-3-86514-206-1 . P. 489.