Dutch Schultz (born as Arthur Flegenheimer) was a burglar turned bootlegger of alcohol in the prohibition era. Born in the Bronx, New York City, Arthur’s parents Herman and Emma Flegenheimer had immigrated to America in the late 1800’s during the great wave of immigration. They were German-Jews, searching for a new life in a different country. They settled in the mainly German part of New York. Arthur’s father Herman found work as a baker.
Schultz was born Arthur Flegenheimer in the Bronx of New York City. In his early teens his father abandoned the family, and soon after, Schultz quit school and started working odd jobs. At just 17 years old, Schultz was arrested for burglary after realizing crime
Ricardo Leyva Muñoz Ramirez AKA Richard Ramirez was a serial killer best know during the 80’s as the “Valley Intruder” then officially as the “Night Stalker.” Ramirez MO would consist of breaking into homes at night (mainly with couples), killing the men with one shot (.22 revolver) and torturing, raping and killed most of his female victims. Ramirez was born February 28, 1960 in El Paso, Texas. He was the youngest of seven kids in his family where his father, Julian Ramirez abandoned them and his mother, Mercedes Ramirez had a hard time taking care of all seven kids on her own. Because seven kids were too many for a single parent, Mercedes could not be with her children 24/7.
Jane Grey Swisshelm was a native born Pittsburgh girl. Her influential personality made a massive impact on journalism, abolitionist, and women’s rights during the Civil War. Her impact on Pittsburgh lead to a neighborhood being named after her - Swisshelm Park in southeast Pittsburgh. Some of Swisshelm’s biggest accomplishments include, writing for several Pittsburgh newspapers, working for the New York Tribune, and creating several newspapers to support women’s rights and abolition. Jane Grey Swisshelm was born on December 6, 1815 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Events in Simon Wiesenthal’s early life led him to be a man who had a great impact on society. He was born on December 31, 1908, in Buczacz Galicia, Austria (Segev). Simon Wiesenthal’s dad died in World War I (Biography.com). Wiesenthal attended the University of Prague in 1932. At the university, he majored in architectural engineering (Segev).
He was the oldest of three brothers (Krakowski 971). In 1935, he received his Ph.D. in Physical Anthropology at the University of Munich. He became the assistant of Dr. Otmar Von Verschuer; another scientist interested in twins; in 1937.
In Kio Stark’s TedTalk “Why You Should Talk to Strangers.” , she explains to her audience that talking to strangers is not as bead as what we have depicted our entire lives. Kio Stark also encourages society to have more meaningful conversations with strangers then the normal “Hi! How are you today “conversations that we have all experienced.
Oskar Schindler was a man who, unexpectedly, did extraordinary things during a desperate time of need. He created a system that would help feed his workers more than Hitler. He had factories that his Jews could work in. He finalized a list of 1200 Jews he was able to save with his set up. Schindler turned from being communist to a humanitarian.
Oskar Schindler looks out in the distance. Something is going on in the ghetto; they have found more Jews. The whole place is crazy and frantic. Among all of the black and white chaos emerges a little girl in a bright red coat, sticking out like the elephant in the room. Fighting breaks out all around her as she continues to walk down the street unharmed, an innocent little girl with her whole future and a lifetime of opportunities ahead of her.
Charles Starkweather was born on November 24, 1938, in Lincoln, Nebraska. His parents were both married, their names were Guy Starkweather, a carpenter, and Helen Starkweather,
The canvas of his mind was never blank. The pictures of murdered children, and even his own sisters, haunted him. The memories were so vivid that he could not erase them. He is Samuel Willenberg. The author, Aron Heller, views Samuel Willenberg as a wounded survivor who devoted his life to keeping the memories of the Holocaust alive by sharing his various accomplishments as well as heartaches, and using elaborate quotes heard by thousands, if not millions, of people.
Jonathan Nobles Rehabilitated Rehabilitation is the act of restoring something to its original state. The noun rehabilitation comes from the Latin prefix re-, meaning “again” and habitare, meaning “make fit.” Jonathan Nobles was sentenced to the death when he murdered two innocent by standards and severely wounding a man, the question that seems to dawn everyone is, did prison change him? Did he become the man that everyone thought he couldn’t be? A Death in Texas tells his transformation from a cold killer to a loving man of God.
Tischbein was born on February 15, 1751 in Haina, Germany. Johann came from a family of artists. For example, Johann Heinrich Tischbein the Elder, Johann Valentin Tischbein, and Anton Wilhelm Tischbein were some of his ancestors (“Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein” npag). His uncles taught him to paint in Hamburg. In 1771, after moving to Holland, Johann started to work as a portrait painter (Murray 525).
There were many events in his childhood that shaped his abilities to be innovative. He was born on December 25, 1652 at Woolsthorpe Manor, which is just south of Grantham in England. Newton was born into an upper middle class family. Despite being a very weak infant and people’s dismissive behavior towards him, he found ways to greatness. He was an only child and didn’t have a father until the age of three, when his mother got remarried.
