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A remarkable portrait of the heroic people who faced the threat of extermination by the Nazis and resisted by any means possible—whether through boxing, exposing the reality of death camps, armed guerrilla attacks, or deadly acts of vengeance. In Holocaust Fighters: Boxers, Resisters, and Avengers, Jeffrey Sussman shares the riveting stories of those who fought back against the Nazis. The lives of five boxers who were forced to fight for their lives while imprisoned in concentration camps are explored in depth, followed by the stories of those who managed to escape captivity and reveal the truth about the death camps. Sussman also depicts in fascinating detail the acts of the Avengers, a military unit that hunted down and killed Nazi war criminals. The final portraits are of the prosecutors who brought the Nazi leaders to justice, those same leaders who watched Jewish and Gypsy boxers beat each other for their own personal entertainment. Holocaust Fighters is an incredible account of the many ways people resisted Nazi rule, providing moving portrayals of the resilience of the human spirit even in the face of incredible horrors.

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A fresh perspective into the Nazi thirst for power and the fighters who battled for victory. Readers will be swept up by Sussman's provocative insights.--Thorin R. Tritter, museum and programming director, The Holocaust Museum and Tolerance Center of Nassau County, Long Island Holocaust Fighters is a powerful, moving, emotional, hard-hitting look at one of the darkest eras in history. It will brand its imprint in your mind and make you want to shout, 'NEVER AGAIN!'--Randy Gordon, host of Sirius XM's Friday Night Fights , former New York State Athletic Commissioner and editor in chief of Ring Magazine So who were those gladiators whose fists won them the right to go on living? asks Jeffrey Sussman in the opening pages of this masterful work. It's a poignant question, and he does an excellent job answering it. Sussman doesn't merely offer brief thumbnail sketches of these remarkable men--he fleshes them out. We feel their pain, their sense of anguish, and come to understand their heroism. In an evil-infested Nazi Empire bent on the systematic destruction of the Jewish People, the reader is introduced to tough, clever, and magnificent men who refused to be beaten.--Peter Wood, author of The Boy Who Hit Back, Confessions of a Fighter, and A Clenched Fist; middleweight alternate in the 1976 Maccabiah Games Sussman delivers a gut-wrenching, one-two punch in this revealing account of Jewish boxers who were forced to fight in life-and-death bouts for the sick and twisted pleasure of their Nazi captors. A heavyweight of a book.--Allan Zullo, author of We Fought Back: Teen Resisters of the Holocaust and Escape: Children of the Holocaust This powerful book reminds me of why I am haunted by the Holocaust. It is a fine and thorough narrative that gives true meaning to fighting for survival in the face of the horror and cruelty of the Nazi's genocide against the Jews.--Steven A. Ludsin, member of the President's Commission on the Holocaust and the first U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council that created the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, DC

"A fresh perspective into the Nazi thirst for power and the fighters who battled for victory. Readers will be swept up by Sussman's provocative insights. --Thorin R. Tritter, museum and programming director, The Holocaust Museum and Tolerance Center of Nassau County, Long Island Holocaust Fighters is a powerful, moving, emotional, hard-hitting look at one of the darkest eras in history. It will brand its imprint in your mind and make you want to shout, 'NEVER AGAIN!' --Randy Gordon, host of Sirius XM's ""Friday Night Fights"", former New York State Athletic Commissioner and editor in chief of Ring Magazine Jeffrey Sussman's Holocaust Fighters comes at an important time. Knowledge of the Holocaust is fading as the years pass. This book is for those who need to improve their knowledge of the Holocaust. Jewish boxing fans will appreciate it as an introduction to Holocaust boxers. -- ""The Jewish Boxing Blog"" So who were those gladiators whose fists won them the right to go on living?"" asks Jeffrey Sussman in the opening pages of this masterful work. It's a poignant question, and he does an excellent job answering it. Sussman doesn't merely offer brief thumbnail sketches of these remarkable men--he fleshes them out. We feel their pain, their sense of anguish, and come to understand their heroism. In an evil-infested Nazi Empire bent on the systematic destruction of the Jewish People, the reader is introduced to tough, clever, and magnificent men who refused to be beaten. --Peter Wood, author of The Boy Who Hit Back, Confessions of a Fighter, and A Clenched Fist; middleweight alternate in the 1976 Maccabiah Games Sussman delivers a gut-wrenching, one-two punch in this revealing account of Jewish boxers who were forced to fight in life-and-death bouts for the sick and twisted pleasure of their Nazi captors. A heavyweight of a book. --Allan Zullo, author of We Fought Back: Teen Resisters of the Holocaust and Escape: Children of the Holocaust This powerful book reminds me of why I am haunted by the Holocaust. It is a fine and thorough narrative that gives true meaning to fighting for survival in the face of the horror and cruelty of the Nazi's genocide against the Jews. --Steven A. Ludsin, member of the President's Commission on the Holocaust and the first U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council that created the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, DC"

"A fresh perspective into the Nazi thirst for power and the fighters who battled for victory. Readers will be swept up by Sussman's provocative insights. Holocaust Fighters is a powerful, moving, emotional, hard-hitting look at one of the darkest eras in history. It will brand its imprint in your mind and make you want to shout, 'NEVER AGAIN!' Jeffrey Sussman's Holocaust Fighters comes at an important time. Knowledge of the Holocaust is fading as the years pass. This book is for those who need to improve their knowledge of the Holocaust. Jewish boxing fans will appreciate it as an introduction to Holocaust boxers. So who were those gladiators whose fists won them the right to go on living?"" asks Jeffrey Sussman in the opening pages of this masterful work. It's a poignant question, and he does an excellent job answering it. Sussman doesn't merely offer brief thumbnail sketches of these remarkable men--he fleshes them out. We feel their pain, their sense of anguish, and come to understand their heroism. In an evil-infested Nazi Empire bent on the systematic destruction of the Jewish People, the reader is introduced to tough, clever, and magnificent men who refused to be beaten. Sussman delivers a gut-wrenching, one-two punch in this revealing account of Jewish boxers who were forced to fight in life-and-death bouts for the sick and twisted pleasure of their Nazi captors. A heavyweight of a book. This powerful book reminds me of why I am haunted by the Holocaust. It is a fine and thorough narrative that gives true meaning to fighting for survival in the face of the horror and cruelty of the Nazi's genocide against the Jews."

Jeffrey Sussman's Holocaust Fighters comes at an important time. Knowledge of the Holocaust is fading as the years pass. This book is for those who need to improve their knowledge of the Holocaust. Jewish boxing fans will appreciate it as an introduction to Holocaust boxers.-- The Jewish Boxing Blog A fresh perspective into the Nazi thirst for power and the fighters who battled for victory. Readers will be swept up by Sussman's provocative insights.--Thorin R. Tritter, museum and programming director, The Holocaust Museum and Tolerance Center of Nassau County, Long Island Holocaust Fighters is a powerful, moving, emotional, hard-hitting look at one of the darkest eras in history. It will brand its imprint in your mind and make you want to shout, 'NEVER AGAIN!'--Randy Gordon, host of Sirius XM's Friday Night Fights , former New York State Athletic Commissioner and editor in chief of Ring Magazine So who were those gladiators whose fists won them the right to go on living? asks Jeffrey Sussman in the opening pages of this masterful work. It's a poignant question, and he does an excellent job answering it. Sussman doesn't merely offer brief thumbnail sketches of these remarkable men--he fleshes them out. We feel their pain, their sense of anguish, and come to understand their heroism. In an evil-infested Nazi Empire bent on the systematic destruction of the Jewish People, the reader is introduced to tough, clever, and magnificent men who refused to be beaten.--Peter Wood, author of The Boy Who Hit Back, Confessions of a Fighter, and A Clenched Fist; middleweight alternate in the 1976 Maccabiah Games Sussman delivers a gut-wrenching, one-two punch in this revealing account of Jewish boxers who were forced to fight in life-and-death bouts for the sick and twisted pleasure of their Nazi captors. A heavyweight of a book.--Allan Zullo, author of We Fought Back: Teen Resisters of the Holocaust and Escape: Children of the Holocaust This powerful book reminds me of why I am haunted by the Holocaust. It is a fine and thorough narrative that gives true meaning to fighting for survival in the face of the horror and cruelty of the Nazi's genocide against the Jews.--Steven A. Ludsin, member of the President's Commission on the Holocaust and the first U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council that created the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, DC

A fresh perspective into the Nazi thirst for power and the fighters who battled for victory. Readers will be swept up by Sussman's provocative insights. Holocaust Fighters is a powerful, moving, emotional, hard-hitting look at one of the darkest eras in history. It will brand its imprint in your mind and make you want to shout, 'NEVER AGAIN!' Jeffrey Sussman's Holocaust Fighters comes at an important time. Knowledge of the Holocaust is fading as the years pass. This book is for those who need to improve their knowledge of the Holocaust. Jewish boxing fans will appreciate it as an introduction to Holocaust boxers. So who were those gladiators whose fists won them the right to go on living?"" asks Jeffrey Sussman in the opening pages of this masterful work. It's a poignant question, and he does an excellent job answering it. Sussman doesn't merely offer brief thumbnail sketches of these remarkable men--he fleshes them out. We feel their pain, their sense of anguish, and come to understand their heroism. In an evil-infested Nazi Empire bent on the systematic destruction of the Jewish People, the reader is introduced to tough, clever, and magnificent men who refused to be beaten. Sussman delivers a gut-wrenching, one-two punch in this revealing account of Jewish boxers who were forced to fight in life-and-death bouts for the sick and twisted pleasure of their Nazi captors. A heavyweight of a book. This powerful book reminds me of why I am haunted by the Holocaust. It is a fine and thorough narrative that gives true meaning to fighting for survival in the face of the horror and cruelty of the Nazi's genocide against the Jews.

"A fresh perspective into the Nazi thirst for power and the fighters who battled for victory. Readers will be swept up by Sussman's provocative insights.--Thorin R. Tritter, museum and programming director, The Holocaust Museum and Tolerance Center of Nassau County, Long Island Holocaust Fighters is a powerful, moving, emotional, hard-hitting look at one of the darkest eras in history. It will brand its imprint in your mind and make you want to shout, 'NEVER AGAIN!'--Randy Gordon, host of Sirius XM's ""Friday Night Fights"", former New York State Athletic Commissioner and editor in chief of Ring Magazine Jeffrey Sussman's Holocaust Fighters comes at an important time. Knowledge of the Holocaust is fading as the years pass. This book is for those who need to improve their knowledge of the Holocaust. Jewish boxing fans will appreciate it as an introduction to Holocaust boxers.-- ""The Jewish Boxing Blog"" So who were those gladiators whose fists won them the right to go on living?"" asks Jeffrey Sussman in the opening pages of this masterful work. It's a poignant question, and he does an excellent job answering it. Sussman doesn't merely offer brief thumbnail sketches of these remarkable men--he fleshes them out. We feel their pain, their sense of anguish, and come to understand their heroism. In an evil-infested Nazi Empire bent on the systematic destruction of the Jewish People, the reader is introduced to tough, clever, and magnificent men who refused to be beaten.--Peter Wood, author of The Boy Who Hit Back, Confessions of a Fighter, and A Clenched Fist; middleweight alternate in the 1976 Maccabiah Games Sussman delivers a gut-wrenching, one-two punch in this revealing account of Jewish boxers who were forced to fight in life-and-death bouts for the sick and twisted pleasure of their Nazi captors. A heavyweight of a book.--Allan Zullo, author of We Fought Back: Teen Resisters of the Holocaust and Escape: Children of the Holocaust This powerful book reminds me of why I am haunted by the Holocaust. It is a fine and thorough narrative that gives true meaning to fighting for survival in the face of the horror and cruelty of the Nazi's genocide against the Jews.--Steven A. Ludsin, member of the President's Commission on the Holocaust and the first U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council that created the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, DC"

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Jeffrey Sussman is the author of 15 nonfiction books. His most recent titles include Max Baer and Barney Ross: Jewish Heroes of Boxing; Rocky Graziano: Fists, Fame, and Fortune; Boxing and the Mob: The Notorious History of the Sweet Science; and Big Apple Gangsters: The Rise and Decline of the Mob in New York, all published by Rowman & Littlefield. Sussman is president of Jeffrey Sussman Inc., a marketing and PR firm.

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