Nuremberg and Beyond: The Memoirs of Siegfried Ramler From 20th Century Europe to Hawai'i
Born in Vienna, Austria in 1924, author Siegfried Ramler's remarkable story traces his life, career and world events spanning eight decades, on several continents. His account of his early childhood in Austria and his country's annexation by Nazi Germany, his escape to England via Kindertransport in 1938, life in London under the Blitz during World War II, and his role at war's end as an interrogator and interpreter at the Nuremberg War Crimes Trials would recall perhaps one of the darkest periods in human history. While at Nuremberg and while the world bore witness to the shocking revelations of Nazi atrocities, his courtship and subsequent marriage to a Hawaiian court reporter on the Nuremberg staff would lead him on an incredible journey from the ashes of post-war Europe, across the American continent, to a life of hope and promise in Hawai'i where he would embark on a long and illustrious career as an educator at Punahou Academy. While his work at the Nuremberg War Crimes Trials would later contribute greatly toward the processes that instituted international criminal law, he is equally known for his lifelong dedication to education and his work in fostering international outreach opportunities in education.
Siegfried Ramler is Senior Adjunct Fellow at Hawai'i's East-West Center, and founder and former Director of the Wo International Center at Punahou Academy. His mastery of German, English and French, and his work as interpreter and chief of the interpreting branch at the Nuremberg War Crimes Trials would later lead to a career teaching European languages and literature at Punahou, subsequently serving as the school's Chair of the Foreign Language Department, followed by his tenure as Director of Curriculum and Instruction. As founder and former director of the Wo International Center, he launched educational exchanges and international studies with a focus on the Asia-Pacific region. His current work at the East-West Center includes US-China study programs for university faculties in both countries. A Fulbright Scholar, lecturer, speaker and symposium leader, Mr. Ramler is also a long distance runner who has run on the Great Wall of China, and completed his 11th Honolulu Marathon in 2005.
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http://www.sigramler.com/
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$25.00
ISBN-13: 9780970621344
128 pages, 8.8 " x 11.3 " x 0.6 "
Published: April 2009
Publisher: Ahuna Press
