Walter Ziffer, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Walter Ziffer

Date of Birth: 05-Mar-1927

Place of Birth: Český Těšín, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic

Profession: theologian

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Walter Ziffer (born 5 March 1927 in Tešín, Czechoslovakia) to a German-speaking Jewish family was one of the many survivors of the German-led Holocaust .
After immigrating to the United States, Ziffer received an engineering degree from Vanderbilt University, two master's degrees from the Graduate School of Theology of Oberlin College and a doctorate in theology from the University of Strasbourg in early Christian history, Biblical Hebrew and comparative religion .
He is the author of many books including Confronting the Silence: A Holocaust Survivor’s Search for God and has spoken regularly throughout Western North Carolina regarding his experiences throughout the Holocaust .