Background
According to one source he was born into a Jewish family in Krakow. According to another source, he was born in Nuremberg, where, in the suburb of Gostenhof, he grew up, attended school, served his apprenticeship and had his first full-time job.
Career
He was a German journalist, non-fiction writer, and politician. His father worked as a Coachman and scrap metal dealer, and later opened a hat shop. His mother also worked as a small trader.
Abusch joined the Communist Party of Germany (KPD) in 1918.
He was editor of several KPD publications. In 1937, he became part of the exiled KPD leadership in Paris, later in Toulouse.
Between 1958 and 1961 he served as Minister of Culture of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany).
Politics
Between 1948 to 1950 he was part of the party leadership of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany.
Membership
Academy of Arts of the German Democratic Republic. National Committee for a Free Germany. Central Committee of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany]
In 1941, he moved to Mexico, where he became a member of the Free Germany Movement.