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Fred M. B. Amram, formerly known as Manfred, lived at 25 Goethe Strasse in Hanover, Germany. Down the street was a small park called Goethe Platz, where Fred posed for this photograph a few weeks before Kristallnacht in 1938.

Fred M. B. Amram is a retired professor of Communication and Creativity at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, United States. He spent his early years in Hanover, Germany, where he experienced Kristallnacht (Night of Broken Glass) and the aftermath. For a child survivor, his memories of events are surprisingly clear. The loss of uncles, aunts, a grandmother, and many other relatives motivated him to prepare a detailed family tree. The loss of his only cousin, who was murdered in Auschwitz-Birkenau at the age of three-and-a-half, continues to haunt him.

Although Fred found the transition to a new language and culture upon arrival in the U.S. difficult, he knew the alternative was much worse. Consequently, he and his parents discovered that this new continent was truly a land of opportunity where one could build a new life and become more than just a “survivor.” He has relayed his Holocaust stories to his children and grandchildren, who share his commitment to “Never Again.” Toward this end, he and his entire family are working to help put an end to genocide everywhere.

Fred is the author of several books and numerous book chapters, articles, and stories. He is currently working on a memoir and a novel and continues to improve his use of the English language thanks to the help of Ellen Weingart, who edits all his prose.