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From A Name to A Number 1st (first) edition Text Only
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Published January 1, 2007
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Alter Wiener
3 books2 followersAlter Wiener (1926–2018) was a Polish Holocaust survivor who detailed his experiences in a 2007 memoir, titled “From a Name to a Number: A Holocaust Survivor’s Autobiography.”
His father was killed when he was 13, according to his autobiography. He spent three years in concentration camps, including the infamous Auschwitz camp. When he was liberated in 1945, he weighed only 80 pounds.
Born in Chrzanów, southern Poland, Wiener was one of the last remaining survivors in the Portland, Oregon area, where he had lived since 2000. He shared his life story with nearly 1,000 groups at schools, churches, synagogues and more.
He was working to persuade Oregon state legislators to create and pass a bill that would mandate educators teach students about the Holocaust and genocide. It was dubbed the Genocide Curriculum bill.
His father was killed when he was 13, according to his autobiography. He spent three years in concentration camps, including the infamous Auschwitz camp. When he was liberated in 1945, he weighed only 80 pounds.
Born in Chrzanów, southern Poland, Wiener was one of the last remaining survivors in the Portland, Oregon area, where he had lived since 2000. He shared his life story with nearly 1,000 groups at schools, churches, synagogues and more.
He was working to persuade Oregon state legislators to create and pass a bill that would mandate educators teach students about the Holocaust and genocide. It was dubbed the Genocide Curriculum bill.
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