Murray Simon's career has spanned the globe – from his beginnings on the streets of New York, to the war-ravaged Europe of the 1940s, and to Africa and Latin America as an educator. Now retired, he is the author of Remembering World War II, My Careers, Around the World from Harlem, and Memories on Reaching 90.
Born in Harlem, New York, he graduated from Boys High School in Brooklyn and enlisted in the army. After the war, he used the GI Bill and the New York State Veterans Scholarship to attend New York University, where he earned his BA, MA, and PhD.
Simon started out as a classroom teacher and administrator in North Carolina and New York. He was an administrator at NYU and an academic dean at Rockland Community College SUNY. Eventually, his career would take him to Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Bolivia, El Salvador, and Guatemala in Latin America, and Botswana, Liberia, and Namibia in Africa.
He married Florence Charwat in 1946. Together they had a son, Michael Simon, and two daughters, Wendy Simon Zlotlow and Barbara Ann Simon. Later, he married Juana Romero Simon. They have three daughters, Viviana Romero Simon, Alexandra Romero Simon, and Sarah Rina Romero Simon. At 90, he lives in Columbia, Maryland with his wife Juana.
Remembering World War II
Book 1 of a Trilogy
Simon served in the Third Infantry Division as a machine gunner and radio operator in France, Germany, and Australia. He is the recipient of a Purple Heart and was appointed Chevalier of the French Legion of Honor.
Remembering World War II
Book 1 of a Trilogy REVISED
This is a revised edition of Simon's account of serving in the Third Infantry Division as a machine gunner and radio operator in France, Germany, and Austria.
My Careers
Book 2 of a Trilogy
This memoir covers Simon's four decades at various levels of the education system, from classroom to community college. It also features his description of a “Dream Class” from his public school teaching days in Yonkers, New York.
Around the World from Harlem
Book 3 of a Trilogy
Simon narrates his growing up years in East Harlem, covering his growth from a street urchin to eventually being listed in Marquis' Who's Who in the World.
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