Roman Frister (17 January 1928 – 9 February 2015) wrote The Cap: The Price of a Life, an autobiographical account of his life living in Nazi occupied Poland and then Poland under the communists.
the Cracow detention centre, where Frister witnessed his mother's murder when she was struck with a pistol on the head by SS-Hauptsturmführer Wilhelm Kunde;
a death march to Mauthausen again, after which he was released.
The Cap provides a frank account of his survival and includes much of his post-war life covering aspects of his career as an award-winning Israelijournalist after his emigration in 1957.
In 1967 Frister gave evidence at Wilhelm Kunde's trial held in Kiel, Germany. Kunde was sentenced to seven years.
After immigrating to Israel, Frister became a prominent columnist and editor in the Israeli daily newspaper Haaretz. In 1990 he cofounded a school for journalism in Tel Aviv named "Coteret". In 2006 the school was incorporated into Tel Aviv University. Many of the school's graduates work is in Israeli media today. Frister died in Poland on 9 February 2015.[1][2]
roman, frister, january, 1928, february, 2015, wrote, price, life, autobiographical, account, life, living, nazi, occupied, poland, then, poland, under, communists, born, 1928, january, 1928bielsko, polanddied9, february, 2015, 2015, aged, warsaw, polandfriste. Roman Frister 17 January 1928 9 February 2015 wrote The Cap The Price of a Life an autobiographical account of his life living in Nazi occupied Poland and then Poland under the communists Roman FristerBorn 1928 01 17 17 January 1928Bielsko PolandDied9 February 2015 2015 02 09 aged 87 Warsaw PolandFrister spent time in the Cracow detention centre where Frister witnessed his mother s murder when she was struck with a pistol on the head by SS Hauptsturmfuhrer Wilhelm Kunde Starachowice forced labor camp where he witnessed his father die of typhoid fever Mauthausen Auschwitz a death march to Mauthausen again after which he was released The Cap provides a frank account of his survival and includes much of his post war life covering aspects of his career as an award winning Israeli journalist after his emigration in 1957 In 1967 Frister gave evidence at Wilhelm Kunde s trial held in Kiel Germany Kunde was sentenced to seven years After immigrating to Israel Frister became a prominent columnist and editor in the Israeli daily newspaper Haaretz In 1990 he cofounded a school for journalism in Tel Aviv named Coteret In 2006 the school was incorporated into Tel Aviv University Many of the school s graduates work is in Israeli media today Frister died in Poland on 9 February 2015 1 2 Other books by Frister include Impossible Love Ascher Levi s Longing for Germany Weidenfeld amp Nicolson 2003 Le lo Pesharah Uncompromising in Hebrew Zemorah Bitan 1987 ISBN 978 9650304201 ha Zehut ha genuvah The Stolen Identity Itzhak Liebmann s Double Life Zemorah Bitan 1985 ISBN 978 9650303228 Asiri Le Minyan Tenth for a Minyan in Hebrew Zemorah Bitan 1983 ISBN 978 9650300135 Stormy Years Bibleland Publications 1975 Notes edit Aderet Ofer 9 February 2015 Roman Frister Holocaust survivor and veteran Haaretz journalist dies at 87 Haaretz Retrieved 10 February 2015 Holocaust survivor journalist and author Roman Frister passes away in Warsaw aged 87 Yad Vashem websiteReferences editRoman Frister 1999 The Cap The Price of a Life Weidenfeld amp Nicolson ISBN 0 297 84122 X External links editBook Report The Cap nbsp nbsp nbsp This article about a Polish writer or poet is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Roman Frister amp oldid 1154730888, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
