▁age , ▁and ▁later ▁learned ▁Heb rew , ▁Y idd ish , ▁English , ▁French ▁and ▁Polish . ▁His ▁father ▁had ▁strong ▁Z ion ist ▁conv ict ions ▁and ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁he ▁tried ▁to ▁raise ▁money ▁to ▁re loc ate ▁his ▁family ▁to ▁the ▁British ▁Mand ate ▁of ▁Palest ine . ▁On ▁the ▁day ▁Naz i ▁Germany ▁an nex ed ▁Czech oslov ak ia , ▁March ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁the ▁family ▁migr ated ▁to ▁Palest ine ▁by ▁man aging ▁to ▁get ▁past ▁Naz i ▁officials ▁on ▁a ▁train ▁which ▁sli pped ▁them ▁over ▁the ▁border ▁into ▁Poland , ▁from ▁which ▁they ▁moved , ▁via ▁Roman ia , ▁to ▁Palest ine . ▁ ▁B auer ▁attended ▁high ▁school ▁in ▁Ha ifa ▁and ▁at ▁six teen , ▁inspired ▁by ▁his ▁history ▁teacher , ▁Rach el ▁Kr ul ik , ▁he ▁decided ▁to ▁dedic ate ▁himself ▁to ▁studying ▁history . ▁Upon ▁comple ting ▁high ▁school , ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁Pal m ach . ▁He ▁attended ▁Card iff ▁University ▁in ▁Wales ▁on ▁a ▁British ▁scholar ship , ▁interrupt ing ▁his ▁studies ▁to ▁fight ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁Arab - Is ra eli ▁War , ▁after ▁which ▁he ▁completed ▁his ▁degree . ▁ ▁B auer ▁returned ▁to ▁Israel ▁to ▁join ▁K ib but z ▁Sh oval ▁and ▁began ▁his ▁gradu ate ▁work ▁in ▁history ▁at ▁the ▁Heb rew ▁University . ▁He ▁received ▁his ▁doctor ate ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁for