On God's polishing wheel
Subtitle: the life of Kurt Leichter
By: by Kurt Leichter with Cathy Leichter ; series editor, Gini Moore Campbell ; foreword by Robert E. Hayes, Jr
Contributors: Leichter, Cathy; Oklahoma Heritage Association
Series: Oklahoma Hall of Fame
Publisher: Oklahoma Heritage Association Publishing
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 132
ISBN-13: 9781938923241
Subjects: World War, 1939-1945; Biography; Refugees; Children of Holocaust survivors; Traveling sales personnel; Jewelers; Businesspeople; Photographers; Methodists; Methodist converts
Description: Leichter's life journey has taken him from Vienna to Belgium, and eventually to Oklahoma, where he has been a prominent philanthropist for decades. At age 14, the Jewish-Protestant Leichter was forced to flee the Third Reich and the death camps that killed some of his relatives. As an adult, he opened a jewelry store in Oklahoma City. He is a trustee emeritus at Oklahoma City University.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (page 118-121) and index.
Table of contents: title: My place in the world; title: The laws of the Third Reich; title: Surviving Theresienstadt; title: America, god shed his grace on thee; title: September 4, 1942; title: America, land of opportunity; title: A new beginning as a family man; title: A life of gratitude