Document Type
Oral History
Publication Date
6-7-1990
Abstract
Copyright Steve Hochstadt. This transcript is provided for individual research purposes only; for all other uses, including publication, reproduction and quotation beyond fair use, permission must be obtained in writing from: Steve Hochstadt, c/o The Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library, Bates College, 70 Campus Avenue, Lewiston, Maine 04240-6018.
Recommended Citation
Hochstadt, Steve, "Ackerman, Max oral history interview" (1990). Shanghai Jewish Oral History Collection. 45.
https://scarab.bates.edu/shanghai_oh/45
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Scope and Content Note
Max Ackerman was born on October 21, 1900, in Ujpest in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. When he was 4 years old, his family moved to Vienna, where he learned to be a tailor. In 1928 Ackerman played with the Austrian national team in field hockey in the Amsterdam Olympic Games. After "Kristallnacht" he had to flee to Shanghai with his wife and children. There he opened a tailoring business. He often played an important role in sporting events in Shanghai, especially as a boxing referee. After the war he emigrated to Bolivia and later to the USA. Ackerman lived in Los Angeles until his death.