David Faber (born approx. 1926) is a Polish Jew who survived nine concentration camps in Poland and Germany. He witnessed the murders of his parents, brother Romek, and five of his six sisters by the Nazis. He was sent to 8 concentration camps in Germany and Poland, and amazingly survived. At age 14, he was a fighter with the Russian partisans. When he was liberated from Bergen-Belsen in 1945, he was 18 years old and weighed 72 pounds. His book, Because of Romek, is written in memory of his older brother, Romek. Faber is also an award-winning educator and lecturer on the Holocaust. He currently resides in San Diego, California with his wife Lina, who is also a Holocaust survivor. Polish born Holocaust survivor; Nazi victim from 1939-45; survivor of nine concentration camps; witness to the Nazi murders of his parents, brother Romek, and five of his six sisters; partisan resistance fighter at age 14, liberated from Bergen-Belson 1945, age 18, weight 72 pounds; author and award-winning lecturer and educator. [Expert from his biography on "Because of Romek"]
