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