Louis Fürnberg

Louis Fürnberg in 1949

Louis Fürnberg (May 24, 1909 in Jihlava (Iglau) – June 1957, Weimar) was a Czechoslovak-German writer, poet and journalist, composer and diplomat of Jewish descent. He wrote "The Party is always right", the song that served for years as the official anthem of the East German ruling Socialist Unity Party (SED).[1]

References

  1. ↑ Rodden, John (1 November 2010). Textbook Reds: Schoolbooks, Ideology, and Eastern German Identity. Penn State Press. p. 98. ISBN 0-271-04756-9.


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