Alter wiener biography

Alter Wiener was born 1926 in Chrzanów, Poland, to a vibrant and very religious family. He lost his mother when he just four years old. “I do not remember her face,” he says remorsefully.

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His father remarried and Alter recalls, “My stepmother treated me and my older brother very well. She was as devoted to us as she was to her own child.” Alter’s father had a successful business, which he inherited from his parents.

“We had a relatively good life; not lacking anything that was available in those times,” he adds.

Since it was mandatory to attend public school, Alter and his brother got their religious instruction during the afternoon.

The Wiener family was Jewish and devout.

Alter wiener biography

His father’s motto was always, “Hate hatred and shun violence.” Alter recalls:

In retrospect, it seems to me, that life in those days was very meaningful. There was an abundance of love, and care for each other. The values, such as faith, honesty, righteousness, respect for the elderly, personal responsibi