Siegmund Spiegel
Siegmund Spiegel | |
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Born | November 13, 1919 Gera, Germany |
Died | July 14, 2016 Florida, United States | (aged 96)
Burial place | Arlington National Cemetery |
Nationality | German-American |
Education | City College of New York Columbia University Hofstra University (honorary degree) |
Occupation | Architect |
Years active | 20th century |
Known for | Architecture, authoring, lecturing, activism |
Notable work | Syosset Hospital |
Spouse | Ruth (m. April 13, 1945) |
Children | 2 |
Awards | Purple Heart Bronze Star Medal Croix de-Guerre-Avec Palme Legion of Honour Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters (Hofstra University) |
Siegmund "Sig" Spiegel (November 13, 1919 – July 14, 2016) was a Jewish architect, war hero, author, activist, and Holocaust lecturer. A German-American, he fled Nazi Germany to the United States in 1938, following his sister. As an architect he was best known for his extensive work in the New York Metropolitan area.
Biography and career
Siegmund Spiegel was born to
In 1941, during
In the early 1960s, Spiegel designed
Spiegel also designed a significant number of apartment complexes – and he would eventually begin specializing in designing them.
Spiegel was also a prolific Jewish activist and lecturer on the Holocaust, having lost both his parents in it; he was separated from them when the Nazis deported his mother and father to Poland from Germany around the time of Kristallnacht.[1][2] He frequently wrote editorials and opinion pieces on architecture and Jewish activism in magazines and newspapers. Spiegel was also the co-founder of the Black-Jewish Coalition of Long Island and of the Nassau County Holocaust Commission, was President of the Long Island Regional Board of the Anti-Defamation League, and was the architect of Nassau County's Holocaust Memorial and Education Center at Eisenhower Park.[2][16][17][18]
In 2012, Spiegel published an autobiography, titled D-Day Plus Seventy Years: A Wartime Odyssey.[2][19]
Spiegel died in Florida on July 14, 2016, aged 96. He is buried at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington County, Virginia.[2][20]
Personal life
Siegmund Spiegel was married to his wife, Ruth – another German-born Jew who escaped Germany during the Holocaust; they met in New York City and wed on April 13, 1945.
Notable works
Architectural
Literature
- D-Day Plus Seventy Years: A Wartime Odyssey (autobiography, 2012)[19]
See also
References
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- ^ a b c d e f "Holocaust Survivors Celebrate 70 Years Of Marriage". CBS Miami. 2015-04-13. Retrieved 2024-03-16.
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- ^ a b "Syosset Hospital to Open in Spring". Newsday. March 1, 1962. p. 33 – via ProQuest.
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- ^ "A Round Bank Makes Its Debut on Long Island". The New York Times. March 24, 1968. pp. R1 – via ProQuest.
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- ^ "Architect Siegmund Spiegel | Queens Public Library Digital". digitalarchives.queenslibrary.org. Retrieved 2024-03-16.
- ^ Fan, Maureen; Lander, Estelle (April 15, 1991). "Recalling 'Real People' of Holocaust". Newsday. p. 23 – via ProQuest.
- ^ Spiegel, Siegmun; Seltzer, Arthur (February 20, 1984). "Avoid the Use of Stereotypes". Newsday. p. 41 – via ProQuest.
- ^ Topping, Robin (October 6, 1989). "Holocaust Memorial Building To Start in '91". Newsday. p. 29.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-4797-1383-7.
- ^ "Siegmund Spiegel - AIA Historical Directory of American Architects - Confluence". aiahistoricaldirectory.atlassian.net. Retrieved 2024-03-16.
- ^ Winslow, Olivia (December 20, 1993). "Dinkins Addresses Hofstra Grads". Newsday. p. 18 – via ProQuest.