Louis Fles

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Louis Fles
Born	Levie Jacob Fles October 19, 1871(1871-10-19) Maassluis, Netherlands
Died	May 24, 1940 (aged 68). Amsterdam, Netherlands
Pen name	Dr. W. Bottema C.Az.
Occupation	businessman, author, activist
Nationality	Dutch, Jewish atheist
Writing period	1918-1939
Genres	non-fiction
Subjects	assimilation, anti-Zionism, Nazism, business
Notable work(s)	Forbidden radio-speech Hitler, reformer or criminal Away with Zionism!
Spouse(s)	Celine van Straaten
Children	Mina, Rosine, Henriette, Clara, Barthold, George
Relative(s)	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.

[edit] 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

Persondata
NAME	Fles, Louis
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Fles, Levie Jacob
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Dutch businessman, activist and author. He is best known for writing and broadcasting against Zionism and organized religion.
DATE OF BIRTH	October 19, 1871
PLACE OF BIRTH	Maassluis, Netherlands
DATE OF DEATH	May 24, 1940
PLACE OF DEATH	Amsterdam, Netherlands