Hi Mimi,
Manfred Stern was born in Voloka, a village 10 miles south of
Czernowitz (it is currently in Hlyboka district, that's why some
sources list Hlyboka as his birth place). He was second of 12 children
in a poor farmer's family. In 1936, as a commander of the XI
International Brigade he played a key role in the Battle of Madrid
against Nazi-supported Francoist armies.
Manfred's older brother Philip was an attorney in Vienna. Two of the
younger brothers were quite famous too:
Wolf Stern (1897-1961) - Director of the Institute of Military History
in Potsdam (
http://goo.gl/rkB2Jr)
Leo Stern (1901-1982) - historian, Professor and Rector of
Martin-Luther University in Halle-Wittenberg, Director of the
Institute of History of Science of the German Academy of Sciences
(
http://goo.gl/iIMiol)
Iosif
On Fri, Aug 26, 2016 at 4:12 AM, Taylor, Miriam R <mirtaylo_at_indiana.edu> wrote:
> While in Czernowitz, I noticed a street name and a memorial plaque
> To Manfred Stern. I googled him and found out that he was born in Hliboka
> south of Czernowitz, was a Soviet spy in America, high up in the NKVD
> And GRU. He was also known as Moshe Stern, or Lazar Stern.
>
> Mimi
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
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