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Richard Schifter
| Richard Schifter | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 31 July 1923 Vienna, Austria |
| Died | 4 October 2020 |
| Nativity | Austria |
| Religion | Jewish |
| Known for | 4th Assistant Secretary of State for Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch |  United States Army |
| ASN | 32966898 |
| Rank | Private First Class |
| Camp Ritchie | Class 17 (11 March – 8 May 1944) |
| Section | 5B |
| Enlisted | New York City, New York |
| Battles / wars | World War II |
| Teams | IPW 83, IPW 94 |
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Richard Schifter (July 31, 1923October 4, 2020) was an Austrian-American attorney and diplomat who served as Assistant Secretary of State for Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs from 1985 to 1992.
Biography
Richard Schifter was born in Vienna, Austria, on July 31, 1923, into a Jewish family from Poland. His parents, who had been born in Poland, were in the Polish quota, and placed on a long waiting list.
In the U.S., he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the College of the City of New York in 1943. Schifter enrolled in Yale Law School in 1948, receiving his LL.B. After graduating from law school, Schifter joined the law firm of Riegelman, Strasser, Schwarz & Spiegelberg (now Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson).
He immigrated to the United States without his family in December 1938, at the age of 15. Cohen in 1953, Schifter, along with fellow attorney Arthur Lazarus, Jr., became the main attorneys for the Oglala Sioux Tribe of the Pine Ridge Reservation in their repeated disputes with the United States government. He also served on the President's Task Force on American Indians from 1966 to 1967.
He served in this capacity until 2001. Since leaving government in 2001, Schifter headed the American Jewish International Relations Institute and the Center for Democracy and Reconciliation in Southeastern Europe. Richard Schifter (July 31, 1923October 4, 2020) was an Austrian-American attorney and diplomat who served as Assistant Secretary of State for Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs from 1985 to 1992.
This article appeared in the July 14, 2021 issue of Die Presse, a national paper in Austria (Google Translation) At a ceremony at the Austrian Consulate General in NY, Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz (center) granted citizenship to a number of emigrants and their descendants, including the granddaughter of the late Ritchie Boy Richard Schifter. In the wake of the Anschluss by which the First Austrian Republic was annexed by Nazi Germany, Schifter's family sought permission for all of them to emigrate to the United States, but Richard was the only member of the family able to obtain a visa. Following the death of Felix S.
After the election of Bill Clinton, he was appointed to special assistant to the United States National Security Council. He was also a trustee of the Institute for Christian and Jewish Studies.
Research notes
- OTC; 3rd Army
- Ritchie Boy
- Assistant Secretary of State
- Ambassador and Representative to the United Nations
- Portrait and summary from Notable Ritchie Boys slides (source).
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Technical record
| Field | Imported value |
|---|---|
| Nara ASN | 32966898 |
| Nara Name | SCHIFTER RICHARD |
| Nara State | 23 |
| Nara County | 5 |
| Nara POE | 2364 |
| Nara DOE | 80643 |
| Nara Grade Alpha | PVT |
| Nara Grade Code | 8 |
| Nara Branch Alpha | NO |
| Nara Branch Code | 2 |
| Branch | No branch assignment |
| Nara Term or Enlistment | 5 |
| Term of enlistment | Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law |
| Defer. Date | 0 |
| Nara Source | 0 |
| Nara Nativity | N2 |
| Nara Year of Birth | 23 |
| Nara Race | J |
| Nara Race Description | White not yet a citizen |
| Nara Education | 7 |
| Nara Civilian Occupation | 992 |
| Nara Marital Status | 6 |
| Nara Height (inches) | 34 |
| Nara Weight (lbs) | 529 |
| Class_ASN | 32966898 |
| Class_Name | SCHIFTER, Richard |
| match_method | asn_exact_name_exact |
| row_source | both |
Sources
- Wikipedia: Richard Schifter
- Camp Ritchie class roster (classes 1–31), merged research file
- NARA World War II Army enlistment records (where a NARA ASN is present)
- 1940 U.S. Census (where a census match is present)
- Ritchie Boys of WWII Facebook page, post dated 2021-07-15 (1 post)