Sam Dresner was born in Warsaw, Poland in 1928. He was sent to Warsaw Ghetto, Magnuszew, Skarzysko, Buchenwald and then liberated during a death march from Theresienstadt near the end of the war. He was flown to England and became part of the Windermere group, like many of the other survivors. He then studied at The Heatherley School of Fine Art and Central School of Arts and Crafts. Sam then did further studying in Paris for around six months. He had many jobs throughout the years but he has always been an artist. He has always been an admirer of Van Gogh.