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Article: My life, my times, and my research: an autobiographical sketch.(Roman A. Ohrenstein'S Contributions)(Biography)
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- The American Journal of Economics and Sociology
- Article date:
- October 1, 2007
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Introduction
IT HAS BEEN SAID BY Arthur Schnitzler that "it is easy to write a memoir when one has a poor memory." But it is not easy to squeeze an individual's history into the obvious happenings. Rather, it is the story between the moments that colors the completeness of life. Alas, an autobiographical sketch does not lend itself to describe the momentuous sparks. Realizing that memoirs are not defined by great writing but by a great story, I shall attempt to pierce the obvious in the hope that it will reflect my life's odyssey.
I was born on June 12, 1920 in Slomniki, Poland. The town's population was about 5,000, out of which roughly 250 ...