Myer Jack Landa: Papers

Identifier
WL622
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 70568
Dates
1 Jan 1900 - 31 Jan 1945
Level of Description
Collection
Source
EHRI Partner

Biographical History

Myer Jack Landa was born in Leeds in 1874. He married Gertrude Gordon, sister of Samuel Gordon, the writer. The two of them published a number of novels and plays together; she often under the pseudonym of Aunt Naomi. His principal interests seem to have been the portrayal of the Jew and Jewish life in theatre and the importance of Palestine as the centre of Jewish of life.

Acquisition

Myer Jack Landa:Papers

Donated 16 Dec 1983

Donor: Miss Landa

Scope and Content

This collection of miscellaneous papers, press cuttings and journal articles provides a fragmentary glimpse into the life of Myer Jack Landa, a British Jewish writer and long time sketch writer in the Press Gallery at the House of Commons. His interest in a number of organisations is reflected here, in particular that of The Jewish Fund for Soviet Russia

System of Arrangement

The papers have been arranged in the following order: 622/1 correspondence; -/2 papers re organisations; -/3 miscellaneous journal articles; 4 newspaper cuttings.

Conditions Governing Access

Open

Related Units of Description

  • In addition there are a number of journals which have been catalogued as part of the Wiener Library periodical series and have been listed at the end.

People

  • Landa, M.J.

Subjects

  • Documents
  • Letters
  • Jews

Places

  • Great Britain
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