Hugo Holzmann was born in Munich and attended the Jewish Public School until it was forbidden in January 1942. in April of 1942, the Gestapo assigned him to a garden company for forced labor. Later...view moreHugo Holzmann was born in Munich and attended the Jewish Public School until it was forbidden in January 1942. in April of 1942, the Gestapo assigned him to a garden company for forced labor. Later in the war, and before he was to be deported to a concentration camp, he fled to the countryside and was hidden.
After the war he went to Philadelphia. Enlisted in the US Army in 1947 and retired as SFC. Most countries he writes about he had visited during his service time. Holzmann now lives with his wife Isabella in Solana Beach, California.view less