A TIMELINE OF ALLAN’S LIFE

Birth Name: Adam Horowitz

Hebrew Name: Abraham Jacom

Name after the Holocaust: Adam Horski

Click the years below to read more about Allan’s life. For more details, download his book, Hiding in Plain Sight.

Allan’s Parents, Edmund and Maria

Allan, age 2

Allan and his parents, 1937

Allan (right) and Andrew (left)

  • Born in Kraków, Poland

  • Walked to Lwow

  • Nazi Occupation of Kraków, Allan and family moved into a ghetto

  • Went into hiding with parents in a Nazi Headquarter in Warsaw.

  • Brother Andrew born, moved to Krakow

  • Liberated

  • Allan’s father sent to Siberia while his mother sent Allan and his brother walking to Palestine.

    Later this year, Allan and his brother reunited with their parents.

  • Arrived in USA.

    Allan first entered school in the 5th grade and learned to read, write, and practice math.

  • Moved to Miami Beach, FL

  • Graduated from Miami Beach Senior High School, attended University of Florida, and became a U.S. citizen.

  • Married Jeri Ann Horowitz (no relation)

  • Graduated University of Florida.

    Joined RL Turchin Construction to build hotels, large apartment buildings, and shopping centers.

  • Daughter Lisa Hall Michel born

  • Established Sunshine Construction Corp. in Orlando to build professional centers, apartments, and homes

  • Daughter Julie Hall born

  • Enrolled at University of Florida Law School

  • Joined architecture faculty at UF

  • Graduated law school and admitted to the Florida Bar

    Moved to Atlanta and practiced law

  • Joined Troutman Sanders Law Firm

  • Established Hall and Associates Law Firm

  • Joined engineering faculty at Kennesaw State University

  • Married Lori Gold

  • Retired as professor emeritus and moved back to Miami

  • Started to speak about the Holocaust

Allan in Krakow as a child

Allan at his Bar Mitzvah (front row, middle)

Allan’s high school graduation picture

Allan and Lori Gold on the March of the Living program, 2023