Roman Halter (7 July 1927 in Chodecz – 30 January 2012) was a Polish painter, sculptor, writer, architect and Holocaust survivor. He managed to escape from a cart while on a transport to Chełmno extermination camp. His mother, sister and her family were murdered in Chełmno. After the war he moved to Britain and became an architect, establishing practices in London and Cambridge. In 2007 he published a biographical book, Roman's Journey.
Further reading
- David Glasser (2014), Roman Halter - Life and Art through Stained Glass, Ben Uri Gallery And Museum
References
"Roman Halter". The Telegraph. 29 Feb 2012. Retrieved 2016-03-11. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/9114186/Roman-Halter.html ↩
"Roman Halter". The Telegraph. 29 Feb 2012. Retrieved 2016-03-11. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/9114186/Roman-Halter.html ↩
Jessica Talarico & Gemma Lawrence. "Artists' Responses To The Holocaust". Imperial War Museum. Retrieved 2 April 2017. http://www.iwm.org.uk/history/artists-responses-to-the-holocaust ↩
"Roman Halter". The Telegraph. 29 Feb 2012. Retrieved 2016-03-11. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/9114186/Roman-Halter.html ↩
Angier, Carole (3 February 2007). "Only survive". The Guardian. Retrieved 2016-03-11. https://www.theguardian.com/books/2007/feb/03/featuresreviews.guardianreview7 ↩