Andrew Steiner, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Andrew Steiner

Czech architect

Date of Birth: 22-Aug-1908

Place of Birth: Dunajská Streda, Trnava Region, Slovakia

Date of Death: 02-Apr-2009

Profession: architect, pedagogue

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Andrew Steiner (22 August 1908 – 2 April 2009, also known as Endre, André, or Andrej Steiner) was a Czechoslovak-American architect who participated in Jewish resistance to the Holocaust as a member of the Bratislava Working Group, an underground Jewish organization.
He played a major role in the negotiations with SS official Dieter Wisliceny to pay ransom of $50,000 to the Nazi hierarchy which was one of the main reasons the Slovak transports to Auschwitz stopped in early 1942.
Later, he negotiated a ransom payment to spare Jews from death in large parts of Europe as part of the Europa Plan.
After the war, he settled in Atlanta, where he was notable for his architecture.