Michael Zomber Research Paper

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Michael Zomber is a famous antique collector of antique weaponry for a business and also as a hobby. He has been collecting and studying antique weaponry for over forty years with a unique focus on Japanese weapons. His father was able to escape being imprisoned in 1939 from the Holocaust in Nazi Germany. His parents were immigrants from Germany and he was born in Washington, D.C. He attended the University of California in Los Angelos, California, where he received his Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and English Literature. He continued on to receive his Master's degree in English Literature.

Michael Zomber is an expert in the weapons from Japanese, American, European and Islamic weapons during the sixteenth up to the nineteenth century. He has a huge enthusiasm for collecting antique weaponry in order to guard and
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Michael Zomber has been presented as an expert for numerous shows on the History Channel's Tales of the Gun documentaries.

Another of Mr. Zomber profession is a popular filmmaker and author. He is a legendary author of numerous books and film scripts. Jesus and the Samurai is one of his most popular books based on the impact of Christianity in the Japanese culture. Mr. Zomber along with his wife also have a filmmaking company called Renascent Films that was launched in 1998. The Soul of the Samurai a documentary film based on the history of the Samurai Culture was a highly praised film. His message that he sends out to his audience with the abundant supply of historical writings and filmmaking is for the benefit of encouraging more peace in the world and how using weapons during chaos is pointless.

Michael Zomber is a major advocate and supporter of organizations that promote global love and peace like UNICEF, Amnesty International, and Global Exchange. He lives in the suburb of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with his wife and

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