John J. Baer, an international lawyer and author, died March 3 at the age of 83, following treatment for pancreatic cancer. Born in Breslau, Germany, Baer chronicled his life under the Nazis and as a refugee in Latin America in his well-received book “Witness for a Generation.”
He moved to Los Angeles after World War II and established an extensive practice in international and business law, counseling numerous foreign consulates in this city.
Baer was a founder of the American Israel Chamber of Commerce and longtime member of Wilshire Boulevard Temple and the 1933 Club.
He is survived by his wife, Birgitta Wohl Baer, three children, five grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.
The family suggests that in lieu of flowers, contributions be made to the Los Angeles Home for the Aging, Hadassah Hospital in Jerusalem, or any other Jewish charity.
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