Background
Kirchheimer, Manfred Alexander was born on March 2, 1931 in Saarbrücken, Saar, Germany. Came to the United States, 1936. Son of Bert and Johanna (Stein) Kirchheimer.
(The massive terror of November 9, 1938, Kristallnacht, fo...)
The massive terror of November 9, 1938, Kristallnacht, forced the German Jews to finally abandon their unrealistic hope that the Nazi persecution would cease. Those who were able to fled their country, the land where they "were so beloved", and proud of their German heritage. More than 20,000 of these German Jews came together in Washington Heights in New York City and created a German Jewish enclave nicknamed the "Fourth Reich" by their American neighbours. This book takes Manfred Kirchheimer on a personal quest for answers from his family and friends in Washington Heights. In a series of interviews, they recount their stories; stories of bewilderment at betrayal by friends and neighbours, of terror and grief as relatives disappear and families are uprooted, of amazement that this could happen in the highly civilized culture of Germany.
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Kirchheimer, Manfred Alexander was born on March 2, 1931 in Saarbrücken, Saar, Germany. Came to the United States, 1936. Son of Bert and Johanna (Stein) Kirchheimer.
Bachelor, City College of New York, 1952.
Private practice filmmaking, New York City, since 1952. Instructor film production City College of New York, 1952-1955. Film editor for networks Columbia Broadcasting System, ABC and NBC, New York City, 1956-1963, Museum Modern Art, New York City, 1954-1955.
Adjunct assistant professor Columbia University, New York City, 1955-1970. Cameraman, associate producer N.E.T., New York City, 1963-1966, Leo Hurwitz, New York City, 1964-1969. Director Harold Mayer Productions, New York City, 1969-1972, assistant professor New York University, New York City, 1969-1970.
Member film faculty School Visual Arts, New York City, since 1975, Philadelphia College Art, 1981-1982, Camera Obscura, Tel Aviv, 1989.
(The massive terror of November 9, 1938, Kristallnacht, fo...)
Trustee Cummington (Massachusetts) Community of Arts, 1974-1984, Indiana Cinema Artists and Producers, 1979-1984, Association Indiana Video and Filmmakers, 1979-1982, Motion Picture Editors, 1977-1981.
Married Gloria Levy, October 16, 1955. Children: Gabriel, Daniel.