Dr. Fischer was born in Budapest, Hungary in 1946 to survivors of the Holocaust. He immigrated to the United States in 1949. He married 4 Jun 1972 to Patrice and they have two children and three grandchildren. Rabbi John has six earned college and university degrees, two of them doctorates (a Ph.D. and a Th.D.). Dr. Fischer has spoken and taught repeatedly throughout the United States and around the world. He has lectured in Israel, Russia, France, Germany, Hungary, the Ukraine, Canada, and South Africa. He is the author of numerous academic articles and books.