[T1S1] his birth in Lithuania; number of his siblings; his education in Germany; his early interest in Talmudic and Rabbinic studies; professions of some of his siblings; education, Theological Seminary in Berlin; his teaching at the Seminar from 1933-1936; his father's death at the hands of Hitler's regime; his escape with his mother to America in 1936; his oldest brother's death in a labor camp; his draft into the Army and service for four years; his progression to rank of sergeant; discussion of his experiences in the Army.