SID BARON WAS BORN IN HOLLAND AND LIVED UNDER NAZI-GERMAN OCCUPATION FOR FIVE YEARS. HIS EXPERIENCES ARE INCLUDED IN HIS BEST SELLER BOOK "THE WAY IT WAS". HE EMIGRATED WITH HIS PARENTS AND FAMILY TO THE U.S. BARON HAS BEEN A LIFELONG ENTREPENEUR AND CONTINUES TO BE ACTIVE IN BUSINESS. HE HAS SURVIVED M.S. FOR MANY YEARS AS DESCRIBED IN HIS BOOK "JUST LAUGH ABOUT IT". BARON HAS RECEIVED NUMEROUS AWARDS AND IS THE AUTHOR OF FOUR BOOKS INCLUDING THE MOST RECENT ENTITLED "THOUGH DARK PLACES'.