Kurt Herman (M / Austria, 1929-2014), Holocaust survivor

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Kurt Herman (M / Austria, 1929-2014), Holocaust survivor

Biography

Kurt Herman was born in Vienna in 1929. He was one of 50 Jewish children rescued from the Nazis in Vienna by a Philadelphia lawyer and his wife and who spent his life talking about the Holocaust and his experience.

After the rescue, Herman was eventually reunited with his Polish father and German mother, who had settled in Allentown. He graduated from Pennsylvania State University, worked as a certified public accountant, and married his wife, Rosalyn, in 1953. The couple lived for 50 years in Pine Valley, in Northeast Philadelphia.

Herman was chief financial officer of the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia for a decade. He also served as chief financial officer of the Jewish Community Centers in Philadelphia.

Herman held finance positions at various companies, including Sylvan Pools, Philco Corp., and Spencer Gifts.

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