Andre Spitzer was born July 4, 1945 in Romania.
In 1964, he made aliyah to Israel with his family. Later, Andre lived in Holland for two years while earning his fencing trainer's diploma, and in 1971, married Ankie,
his fencing student. Andre became coach of the Israeli  national fencing team, after completing military service. In 1972, Andre was head fencing instructor at the
Orde Wingate Institute and Maccabi Ramat Gan. Andre’s belief in the Olympic spirit of peace shone at the 1972 Olympics. The athletes' families request a moment of recognition for the athletes slain at the Olympics. The IOC still rejects the requests.