Samson
Subtitle: a savior will rise
By: Shawn Hoffman
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 329
ISBN-13: 9780849964688
Subjects: Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945); Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) fast (OCoLC)fst00958866; Concentration camp inmates; Boxers (Sports)
Description: In 1941, Samson Abrams and his entire family are sent to the notorious Auschwitz concentration camp, but when he is recognized as a former boxing champion he is ordered to box for the entertainment of Nazi officers.
Notes: "During World War II, Jewish men were forced to box on Saturday night for Nazi entertainment. The winner got extra food. The loser went to the gas chambers."