Andrew Steiner
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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 a 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.
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Born | Endre Steiner (1908-08-22)22 August 1908 Dunaszerdahely, Austria-Hungary (now Dunajská Streda, Slovakia) |
Died | 2 April 2009(2009-04-02) (aged 100) Atlanta, Georgia, United States |
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Occupation | Architect |
Known for | Negotiating with Dieter Wisliceny as a member of the Bratislava Working Group |