Weiss, Ernie (1931 - )

Genre: Non-Fiction

Ernie Weiss was born in Vienna, Austria in 1931. He is Jewish. Following the annexation of Austria to Germany, he and his brother and parents began their journey to the United States. He traveled through Yugoslavia, Italy, France, Spain, Portugal and Cuba before arriving in the United States in 1946. The family settled in New York City for one year, and then moved to Brookline, MA. He attended Brookline High School's class of '49 as a junior and senior; became a Boston University graduate in 1953 with a B.S. in Public Relations; and served in the U.S. Army from 1953-1955. He then married and had two children. He now lives in Cumberland Foreside, ME.