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Richard Sonnenfeldt (b. 1923 Berlin
Berlin

Berlin is the Capital of Germany city and one of sixteen States of Germany of Germany. With a population of 3.4 million within its city limits, Berlin is the country's largest city....
, Germany
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
) is a Jewish-American engineer
Engineer

An engineer is a person professionally engaged in a field of engineering. Engineers are concerned with developing economical and safe solutions to practical problems, by applying mathematics and scientific knowledge while considering technical constraints....
 and corporate executive most notable as one of the primary translators for the Nuremberg Trials
Nuremberg Trials

The Nuremberg Trials were a series of trials, or tribunals, most notable for the prosecution of prominent members of the political, military, and economic leadership of Nazi Germany after its defeat in World War II....
 after World War II
World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
.

to wealthy Jewish parents in 1923, Richard was eventually driven from his homeland by the harshness of the Nuremberg Laws
Nuremberg Laws

The Nuremberg Laws of 1935 were laws passed in Nazi Germany. They used a pseudoscience basis to discriminate against Jewish people. The laws classified people as German if all four of their grandparents were of "German blood" , while people were classified as Jews if they descended from three or four Jewish grandparents ....
. Interned with his brother in England in 1940 as a enemy alien
Enemy alien

In law an enemy alien is a citizen of a country which is in a state of conflict with the land in which he or she is located. Usually, but not always, the countries are in a state of declared war....
, Sonnenfeldt was sent to a prison in Australia
Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
, from where he eventually emigrated to the USA.

After the trials, being a studied electrical engineer, Sonnenfeldt was involved into the preparations of the Moon Landing
Moon landing

A moon landing is the arrival of an intact manned or unmanned spacecraft on the surface of a planet's natural satellite. The concept has been a goal of humankind since it was first appreciated that the Moon is Earth's closest large celestial body....
 and the output of color television
Color television

Color television refers to the Technology of television and practices associated with television's transmission of video in color....
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In 2006, Sonnenfeldt's memoirs were published as the book entitled Witness to Nuremberg (Arcade Publishing), also published earlier in German.






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Richard Sonnenfeldt (b. 1923 Berlin
Berlin

Berlin is the Capital of Germany city and one of sixteen States of Germany of Germany. With a population of 3.4 million within its city limits, Berlin is the country's largest city....
, Germany
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
) is a Jewish-American engineer
Engineer

An engineer is a person professionally engaged in a field of engineering. Engineers are concerned with developing economical and safe solutions to practical problems, by applying mathematics and scientific knowledge while considering technical constraints....
 and corporate executive most notable as one of the primary translators for the Nuremberg Trials
Nuremberg Trials

The Nuremberg Trials were a series of trials, or tribunals, most notable for the prosecution of prominent members of the political, military, and economic leadership of Nazi Germany after its defeat in World War II....
 after World War II
World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
.

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Born to wealthy Jewish parents in 1923, Richard was eventually driven from his homeland by the harshness of the Nuremberg Laws
Nuremberg Laws

The Nuremberg Laws of 1935 were laws passed in Nazi Germany. They used a pseudoscience basis to discriminate against Jewish people. The laws classified people as German if all four of their grandparents were of "German blood" , while people were classified as Jews if they descended from three or four Jewish grandparents ....
. Interned with his brother in England in 1940 as a enemy alien
Enemy alien

In law an enemy alien is a citizen of a country which is in a state of conflict with the land in which he or she is located. Usually, but not always, the countries are in a state of declared war....
, Sonnenfeldt was sent to a prison in Australia
Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the Australia of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous list of islands of Australia in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Oceans....
, from where he eventually emigrated to the USA.

After the trials, being a studied electrical engineer, Sonnenfeldt was involved into the preparations of the Moon Landing
Moon landing

A moon landing is the arrival of an intact manned or unmanned spacecraft on the surface of a planet's natural satellite. The concept has been a goal of humankind since it was first appreciated that the Moon is Earth's closest large celestial body....
 and the output of color television
Color television

Color television refers to the Technology of television and practices associated with television's transmission of video in color....
.

In 2006, Sonnenfeldt's memoirs were published as the book entitled Witness to Nuremberg (Arcade Publishing), also published earlier in German. Sonnenfeldt was interviewed for the 2006
2006 in television

The year 2006 in television involved some significant events.Below is a list of television-related events in 2006.For the American TV schedule, see: 2006-07 United States network television schedule....
 BBC docudrama
Docudrama

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 Nuremberg: Nazis on Trial
Nuremberg: Nazis on Trial

Nuremberg: Nazis on Trial, is a BBC documentary film series consisting of three one-hour films that re-enact the Nuremberg War Trials of Albert Speer, Hermann G?ring and Rudolf Hess....
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