| The Boxer's Story: Fighting for My Life in the Nazi Camps Contributor(s): Shapow, Nathan (Author), Harris, Bob (With) |
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ISBN: 1785905031 ISBN-13: 9781785905032 Publisher: Biteback Publishing OUR PRICE: $14.36 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2020 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Historical - History | Holocaust - History | Jewish - General |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5" W x 7.7" (0.55 lbs) 288 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish - Topical - Holocaust |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Before 1940, Nathan Shapow, a young Latvian, had nothing more on his mind than enjoying his teenage years and becoming a champion boxer. But the Nazis' systematic extermination of the Jews quickly put paid to his dreams. Soon he was to face a different sort of fight, where the prize for victory would be his life. |
Contributor Bio(s): Shapow, Nathan: - Nathan Shapow was born in Riga in the years of the Free Latvian Republic and survived various camps including Birkenau and Stuthoff. After the war he went to Palestine where he fought for the creation of Israel. He died on 25th June 2019 aged ninety-six. |