Gunther Plaut was born on 1 November 1912 in Munster, Germany. He was married to Elizabeth Strauss Plaut. He died on 8 February 2012 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Son of Jonas Plaut and Selma Plaut. His parents ran a Jewish orphanage where he was raised with other children. After his parents assured the Jewish orphans were safely placed, they were able to flee to the Isle of Man in England and to the United States after World War II.
[on the Hertz Torah] Furthermore, it was written at a time of growing anti-Semitism when Hitler was coming to power and so it is highly apologetic. Its language is magnificent but Jews today are entitled to be given insights that go beyond traditional.