Norbert Friedman was born in Krakow in 1922. He was imprisoned in 11 concentration camps before being liberated by American forces. Following liberation he went to work for the U.S. Army before attending university in Frankfurt. He immigrated to the U.S. in 1950, and married Marilyn in 1955. The father of two sons and grandfather of four, he writes and lectures on the Shoah, is an educator at the Museum of Jewish Heritage-A Living Memorial to the Holocaust, NYC, and is the recipient of the Yavner Award, which recognizes outstanding contributions to teaching about the Holocaust and other violations of human rights.
