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'''Samuel Pisar''' (born March 18, 1929) is a [[Poland|Polish-born]] American [[Lawyer|international attorney]], [[author]], and [[holocaust|Holocaust survivor]]. |
'''Samuel Pisar''' (born March 18, 1929) is a [[Poland|Polish-born]] American [[Lawyer|international attorney]], [[author]], and [[holocaust|Holocaust survivor]]. |
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==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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Samuel Pisar was born to David and Helena Pisar in [[Białystok]], [[Poland]]. His father established the region's first taxi service.<ref>[http://www.haaretz.co.il/hasen/spages/1089496.html Wrestling with God, [[Haaretz]]]</ref>His parents and younger sister Frieda were murdered by the Nazis. Pisar was sent to [[Majdanek]], [[Auschwitz]] and [[Dachau]]. At the end of the war, he escaped during a [[death march]]. |
Samuel Pisar was born to David and Helena Pisar in [[Białystok]], [[Poland]]. His father established the region's first taxi service.<ref>[http://www.haaretz.co.il/hasen/spages/1089496.html Wrestling with God, [[Haaretz]]]</ref>His parents and younger sister Frieda were murdered by the Nazis. Pisar was sent to [[Majdanek]], [[Auschwitz]] and [[Dachau]]. At the end of the war, he escaped during a [[death march]].<ref>[http://www.haaretz.co.il/hasen/spages/1089496.html Wrestling with God, [[Haaretz]]]</ref> |
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After the liberation, Pisar spent a year and a half in Landesberg, Bavaria before being taken to the home of his aunt in Paris.<ref>[http://www.haaretz.co.il/hasen/spages/1089496.html Wrestling with God, [[Haaretz]]]</ref> His uncle sent him to [[Melbourne]], [[Australia]] where he resumed his studies. He attained a [[Bachelor of Laws]] from the [[University of Melbourne]] in 1953.<ref>{{cite news | work=Harvard Law Bulletin | author=Christine Perkins | title=Blood & Hope: Samuel Pisar's Triumph of the Spirit | url=http://www.law.harvard.edu/news/bulletin/2005/fall/cn_01.php | date=Fall 2005 | accessdate=2008-09-09}}</ref> After recovering from a bout of tuberculosis, he traveled to the United States and earned a doctorate in law from [[Harvard University]]. <ref>[http://www.haaretz.co.il/hasen/spages/1089496.html Wrestling with God, [[Haaretz]]]</ref>He also holds a doctorate from the [[Sorbonne]]. |
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Pisar has been married twice. He has two daughters from his first wife, and one from his second wife, Judith, with whom he lives in Paris. <ref>[http://www.haaretz.co.il/hasen/spages/1089496.html Wrestling with God, [[Haaretz]]]</ref> |
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==Legal career== |
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In 1950, Pisar worked for the United Nations in New York and Paris. He returned to Washington in 1960 to become a member of [[John Fitzgerald Kennedy]]'s economic and foreign policy task force. He was also an advisor to the State Department, the Senate and House committees.<ref>[http://www.haaretz.co.il/hasen/spages/1089496.html Wrestling with God, [[Haaretz]]]</ref> |
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As a lawyer, Pisar's clients included many Fortune 500 companies and many known business leaders of the 20th century. He is considered one of the most influential trade lawyers of our time .<ref>{{cite news | author=Marlise Simons | title=Fresh Theories on Maxwell's Death | url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D0CE0DC113BF935A35751C1A967958260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all | work=The New York Times | date=6 December 1991 | accessdate=2008-04-19}}</ref>His legal books have been translated into many languages. <ref>[http://www.haaretz.co.il/hasen/spages/1089496.html Wrestling with God, [[Haaretz]]]</ref> |
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==Literary career== |
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| ⚫ | Pisar's memoir, ''Of Blood and Hope'', received the Present Tense literary award in 1981.<ref>{{cite news | author= | title= Johanna Kaplan Wins Award for ''O My America''| url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B0DE6DE1738F937A35756C0A967948260 | work=The New York Times | date=4 May 1981 | accessdate=2008-04-19}}</ref> He has also written a narration, based on his own memories of surviving the Holocaust, for the [[Symphony No. 3 (Bernstein)|Symphony No. 3]] ("Kaddish") of [[Leonard Bernstein]], at Bernstein's instigation, and has performed the narration in concert.<ref>{{cite news | author=David Patrick Stearns | title=For Bernstein's ''Kaddish'' a bold, personal voice | url=http://www.philly.com/philly/entertainment/17840869.html | work=Philadelphia Inquirer | date=17 April 2008 | accessdate=2008-04-19}}</ref> <ref>{{cite news | author=David Patrick Stearns | title=Orchestra lends its power to ''Kaddish'' | url=http://www.philly.com/philly/entertainment/17937829.html | work=Philadelphia Inquirer | date=19 April 2008 | accessdate=2008-04-19}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Samuel Pisar | |
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| Born | March 18, 1929 |
| Nationality | Poland |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
Samuel Pisar (born March 18, 1929) is a Polish-born American international attorney, author, and Holocaust survivor.
Biography
Samuel Pisar was born to David and Helena Pisar in Białystok, Poland. His father established the region's first taxi service.[1]His parents and younger sister Frieda were murdered by the Nazis. Pisar was sent to Majdanek, Auschwitz and Dachau. At the end of the war, he escaped during a death march.[2]
After the liberation, Pisar spent a year and a half in Landesberg, Bavaria before being taken to the home of his aunt in Paris.[3] His uncle sent him to Melbourne, Australia where he resumed his studies. He attained a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Melbourne in 1953.[4] After recovering from a bout of tuberculosis, he traveled to the United States and earned a doctorate in law from Harvard University. [5]He also holds a doctorate from the Sorbonne.
Pisar has been married twice. He has two daughters from his first wife, and one from his second wife, Judith, with whom he lives in Paris. [6]
Legal career
In 1950, Pisar worked for the United Nations in New York and Paris. He returned to Washington in 1960 to become a member of John Fitzgerald Kennedy's economic and foreign policy task force. He was also an advisor to the State Department, the Senate and House committees.[7] As a lawyer, Pisar's clients included many Fortune 500 companies and many known business leaders of the 20th century. He is considered one of the most influential trade lawyers of our time .[8]His legal books have been translated into many languages. [9]
Literary career
Pisar's memoir, Of Blood and Hope, received the Present Tense literary award in 1981.[10] He has also written a narration, based on his own memories of surviving the Holocaust, for the Symphony No. 3 ("Kaddish") of Leonard Bernstein, at Bernstein's instigation, and has performed the narration in concert.[11] [12]
References
- ^ Wrestling with God, Haaretz
- ^ Wrestling with God, Haaretz
- ^ Wrestling with God, Haaretz
- ^ Christine Perkins (Fall 2005). "Blood & Hope: Samuel Pisar's Triumph of the Spirit". Harvard Law Bulletin. Retrieved 2008-09-09.
- ^ Wrestling with God, Haaretz
- ^ Wrestling with God, Haaretz
- ^ Wrestling with God, Haaretz
- ^ Marlise Simons (6 December 1991). "Fresh Theories on Maxwell's Death". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-04-19.
- ^ Wrestling with God, Haaretz
- ^ "Johanna Kaplan Wins Award for O My America". The New York Times. 4 May 1981. Retrieved 2008-04-19.
- ^ David Patrick Stearns (17 April 2008). "For Bernstein's Kaddish a bold, personal voice". Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 2008-04-19.
- ^ David Patrick Stearns (19 April 2008). "Orchestra lends its power to Kaddish". Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 2008-04-19.