Neuhaus Arno (1905–1941)

Arno Neuhaus was born on 5 March 1905 in Tukums, into a family of doctors. His father’s name was Abram, his mother’s name – Mina (née Blumenfeld). From 1915, he lived in Riga and studied at the N. Tidebel Private Gymnasium.

After graduating from the Riga City German Secondary School in 1924, he began studying law at the University of Latvia, graduating in 1928. From 29 August 1928, he was an assistant to barrister L. Herzenberg in Riga. From 8 May 1935, he was a barrister in Riga.

During the Soviet occupation, in January 1941, he was enrolled in the Bar Association.

He was killed in the Riga ghetto during the German occupation in 1941.

His wife’s name was Miriam.

He was a member of the Jewish student fraternity ‘Vetulia’.