The Boxer: The True Story of Holocaust Survivor Harry Haft #[nn]
This graphic novel adaptation recounts the harrowing true story of Harry Haft, a Polish Jew who survived the Auschwitz concentration camp by boxing for the entertainment of Nazi officers. The narrative follows his post-war life as he struggles with trauma and seeks to reunite with his lost love in America. Published by SelfMadeHero, the volume collects the complete biographical series from 2014.
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A young man is separated from his family and his girlfriend by the Nazis in Poland in 1939. He survives the Holocaust by boxing in the Auchwitz Concentration Camp. He survives and comes to America after World War II, where he has a boxing career. His career highlight is a fight against champion Rocky Marciano. The boxer loses to Marciano and returns to his normal life.
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