William Salcer

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William Zev Salcer (4 June 1924 (Neporadza) – 6 December 2006) was a

Holocaust
survivor and inventor.

Birth and war years

Salcer was born in the Slovak village of

Auschwitz
and he also met his wife Katarina Kellner who had also survived Auschwitz.

Post war

After he was liberated, Salcer attempted to recover his family's lost wealth, but was unable to do so. He experienced further discrimination in Czechoslovakia and fled to

rubber factory
and was elected to be the head of the association of Israeli manufacturers at age 28.

Immigration to the United States and inventions

After the

tablecloths and a plastic display for earrings. He also designed a new type of hockey puck and hockey sticks after his son Ron Salcer became an agent for hockey
players. He held 12 patents.

Death

According to his biographer Donna Z. Rubenstone, Salcer died of leukemia in Manhattan. He was 82

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