Ernst Cramer (journalist)
Ernst J. Cramer (* January 28, 1913 in Augsburg; † January 19, 2010 in Berlin) was a Germany-born publisher and Chairman of the Board of the Axel-Springer-Foundation.
Life[]
His father Martin was an entrepreneur who lost his fortune during the Great Depression which is why Ernst could not finish highschool. Instead of becoming a teacher, Ernst had to work to support the family.[1] A co-founder 1933 of a Zionist youth movement, Ernst was arrested after the Night of Broken Glass and incarcerated for six weeks in Buchenwald. Thanks to a U.S. visa, he managed to emigrate in 1939 to the United States. His brother and parents were killed in the Shoa. Ernst returned to Buchenwald as a U.S. soldier.[2]
He was honored with numerous awards.
References[]
External links[]
- AJC Mourns Passing of Holocaust Survivor Ernst Cramer
- Then-Ambassador Dan Coats remembers Cramer warning him of fundamentalist, Islamic terrorism on the morning of September 11
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