æɾ ˈeɪdʒ ɪlˈɛvən, fɹˈaɪɚɹ ˈɛmɪɡɹˌeɪɾᵻd wɪð hɪz pˈɛɹənts fɹʌm ˌʌpɚ saɪlˈiːʒə tə dʒˈɜːməni, wˌɛɹ ðə fˈæmɪli sˈɛɾəld ɪn ˈɑːɹnsbɜːɡhˈɑːlzən ɪn nˈɔːɹθ ɹˈaɪnwɛstfˈeɪliə.
At age 11, Freier emigrated with his parents from Upper Silesia to Germany, where the family settled in Arnsberg-Holzen in North Rhine-Westphalia.