Nuremberg and Beyond: The Memoirs of Siegfried Ramler from 20th Century Europe to Hawaii - Hardcover

Ramler Siegfried

9780970621344: Nuremberg and Beyond: The Memoirs of Siegfried Ramler from 20th Century Europe to Hawaii

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0970621345 ISBN 13: 9780970621344

Publisher: Booklines Hawaii, Ltd., 2009

Born in Vienna, Austria in 1924,
author Siegfried Ramler's remarkable
story traces his life, career and world
events spanning eight decades, on
several continents. His account of his
early childhood in Austria and his
country's annexation by Nazi
Germany, his escape to England via
Kindertransport in 1938, life in
London under the Blitz during World
War II, and his role at war's end as an
interrogator and interpreter at the
Nuremberg War Crimes Trials would
recall perhaps one of the darkest
periods in human history.
While at Nuremberg and while the
world bore witness to the shocking
revelations of Nazi atrocities, his
courtship and subsequent marriage to
a Hawaiian court reporter on the
Nuremberg staff would lead him on
an incredible journey from the ashes
of post-war Europe, across the
American continent, to a life of hope
and promise in Hawai'i where he
would embark on a long and
illustrious career as an educator at
Punahou Academy. While his work at
the Nuremberg War Crimes Trials
would later contribute greatly toward
the processes that instituted
international criminal law, he is
equally known for his lifelong
dedication to education and his work
in fostering international outreach
opportunities in education.

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About the Author:

Siegfried Ramler is Senior Adjunct
Fellow at Hawai i s East-West Center,
and founder and former Director of
the Wo International Center at
Punahou Academy. His mastery of
German, English and French, and his
work as interpreter and chief of the
interpreting branch at the Nuremberg
War Crimes Trials would later lead to
a career teaching European languages
and literature at Punahou,
subsequently serving as the school s
Chair of the Foreign Language
Department, followed by his tenure as
Director of Curriculum and
Instruction. As founder and former
director of the Wo International
Center, he launched educational
exchanges and international studies
with a focus on the Asia-Pacific
region. His current work at the East-
West Center includes US-China study
programs for university faculties in
both countries. A Fulbright Scholar,
lecturer, speaker and symposium
leader, Mr. Ramler is also a long
distance runner who has run on the
Great Wall of China, and completed
his 11th Honolulu Marathon in 2005.

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