TIL there was a Jewish boxer named Salamo Arouch imprisoned at Auschwitz. He was forced to fight fellow prisoners. The losers were sent to the gas chambers or shot. He survived more than 2 years and 200 fights, eventually being released when the camp was liberated.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/04/world/europe/04arouch.html



Submitted March 15, 2015 at 08:20PM by gothsim http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2z4kew/til_there_was_a_jewish_boxer_named_salamo_arouch/