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Ca ae reQNEIDENTIAL em OSHERN? | “COURIDEMLIT JOHANNES EISLER, with aliases ’ . ~. Mans Fister, Hanns Eisler, Harry Eisner a a ee | ENTERNAL SECURITY = Rive ft woos Be iB at S _ es | ee ROE » -aissite BY: a - Johannes Eister « was bora 3 July 6, 1898, ‘at Letpzty, ‘Germany. ‘He re is the son of Rudolf Eisler and Marie Ida Eisler, nee Fischer. He is the sin, brother of Gerhart Eisler and Ruth Fischer, both of whom have figured prom- - 7 jmently ia recent disclosures by the un-American Activities Committee of _ House of Representatives | ers ee ~ a nN Gp aa fe oe ecording to @ confidential source having « access to the “Sersonal effects of Eisler on May 30 and August 13, 1945, it was ascertained that Eisler had in his possession a rough draft typewritten document “‘Life History"?) ( which states that Hans Eisler graduated from high school and spent three years / in the military service. He studied music in college and university and while a student held the position of teacher at Vienna People’s High School and the © Laborers® University. In 1924 he obtained a prize for music given by the City ef Vienna, which was the highest honor a composer could attain. He moved to Berlin, Germany, at the end of 1924, where he became @ teacher in the Workers’ University. He immigrated to the United States in 1933 and in 1935 became a professor of music at the New School for Social Research in New York ny Lu (100-195 220dbbrent Biography - 1962" contains a , blography of Hans Eisler which lists his address as c/o New School for Social Research, 66 West lZth Street, New York City. This biography contains the following pertinent infor- mation other than that set out above: Eisler served on the Italian front during the First World War (1918) and upon his discharge from the army studied composition with the prominent modern composer Arnold Schoenberg at the ' Academy of Music in Vienna. Eisler’s recognition throughout Europe and to some extent in the United States was brought about by his musical compositions, as well as his work on German fin scores. All of Eisler‘s work in music was "banned when Hitler came into power {a 1935. He composed the musical score « for the film “‘Song of Heroes”* in 1932. This was a film oa life in the Soviet Union. 7° Sigler escaped from Germany in 1933 and thereafter worked in Paris, the United States and England. This article states that la itor Sovial Rese: the Rockefeller Foundation allocated $20,000 te the New 5 for Social Research for research and study of music and films and the se in turn commissioned Eisler te work on musical scores for the New York Philharmonic. ts May, 1942, the New School for Social Research granted Eisler a leave of absence te continue his work on the Rockefeller project in Hollywood. CLASS. & EXN hoes. Gulag yalt _ (fh REASON-FCIN $I, i-2.4-2' RACanpd ATE OF, BEY Ey. CONFIDENTIAL: