Background
Schenker, Norman Pen was born on January 1, 1912 in Oswiecim, Poland. Son of Moses and Sarah Ides (Hofstädter) Schönker. came to the United States, 1948.
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Norman Pen Schenker
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Norman Pen Schenker, Polish Scientific film producer, author. Recipient over 200 international awards, including Golden Seal, U. Padua,1961, Purkinje medal Czechoslovakia Academy Science, 1969, U. Brno, Czechoslovakia, 1969, Ernst von Bergman medal German Medical Association, 1983, Honorary Cross for Science and Art, Government of Austria, 1995; honorary fellow Israel Museum, Jerusalem, 1993.
Education
Doctor of Medicine, U. Zurich, Switzerland, 1940.
Career
Physician, film producer,, Zurich, 1940-1948;
physician, film producer,, New York City, 1952-1957;
chief graduate studies division audiovisual section, National Naval Medical Center, 1949-1952;
producer science films,, Munich, 1957-1993. Film consultant American Association Medical Colls., 1952-1954, German Federal Medical Chamber, 1959. Co-founder various science film festivals, Marburg, Germany, 1970,Parma, Italy, 1982, also others.
Member juries at science film festivals;lecturer in field.
Membership
Member International Association Science Films (co-founder), World Association Research in Media (co-founder), New York Academy Sciences, Medical Society New York County, Royal Medical Society (London), Union Physicians Munich, Society Physicians Vienna (correspondent).
Connections
Married Anna Bertha Schmid, 1956. 1 child, Edgar Matthias.
Awards
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Recipient over 200 international awards, including Golden Seal, U. Padua,1961, Purkinje medal Czechoslovakia Academy Science, 1969, U. Brno, Czechoslovakia, 1969, Ernst von Bergman medal German Medical Association, 1983, Honorary Cross for Science and Art, Government of Austria, 1995. Honorary fellow Israel Museum, Jerusalem, 1993.Recipient over 200 international awards, including Golden Seal, U. Padua,1961, Purkinje medal Czechoslovakia Academy Science, 1969, U. Brno, Czechoslovakia, 1969, Ernst von Bergman medal German Medical Association, 1983, Honorary Cross for Science and Art, Government of Austria, 1995. Honorary fellow Israel Museum, Jerusalem, 1993.