Ben Fainer
Holocaust survivor and educator
About Ben Fainer
Lived 1930 – 2016 (aged 85–86).
Bernard "Ben" Joseph Fainer (1 May 1930 – 2016) was a Holocaust survivor and educator who documented his experiences in his 2012 memoir, Silent for Sixty Years. He was later moved to Buchenwald concentration camp.
Post war Following liberation, Fainer stayed with relatives in Ireland where her met his wife, Susie. The couple passed through Canada before settling in St. Louis, MIssouri in 1957.
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Who was Ben Fainer?
holocaust survivor and educator
When was Ben Fainer born?
Ben Fainer was born on 1 May 1930.
When did Ben Fainer die?
Ben Fainer died in 2016.
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