Leon Greenman - Revision history

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Career Review

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	Greenman was born in England, but his family moved to Rotterdam in 1916. In his youth, Greenman was a scrappy amateur boxer. When the Nazi army invaded, Greenman, who was Jewish, was arrested and sent to ''Westerbork'' Concentration Camp in October 1942. In February 1943, Greenman and his family were sent to ''Auschwitz''.		Greenman was born in England, but his family moved to Rotterdam in 1916. In his youth, Greenman was a scrappy amateur boxer. When the Nazi army invaded, Greenman, who was Jewish, was arrested and sent to ''Westerbork'' Concentration Camp in October 1942. In February 1943, Greenman and his family were sent to ''Auschwitz''.

	Greenman's infant son died at the camp, but he managed to survive. The Nazi guards, unaware of his boxing experience, never forced him to compete in the ~~camps~~ boxing matches. Greenman said he survived by using his barber experience-to shave the heads of his fellow inmates. Greenman was freed by the Russian army in January 1945.		Greenman's infant son died at the camp, but he managed to survive. The Nazi guards, unaware of his boxing experience, never forced him to compete in the camp's boxing matches. Greenman said he survived by using his barber experience-to shave the heads of his fellow inmates. Greenman was freed by the Russian army in January 1945.

	In 2005, the 94 year old Greenman told his story to the ''Guardian''.		In 2005, the 94 year old Greenman told his story to the ''Guardian''.

Legwarmers1980 at 23:37, 27 November 2006

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*'''Name:''' Leon Greenman
*'''Birthdate:''' ?/?/1911
*'''Birthplace:''' London, England
*'''Hometown:''' Rotterdam
*'''Height:''' 5 feet 6 inches
*'''Weight:''' 120lbs.
*'''Amateur Record:''' unavailable

==Career Review==

'''Leon Greenman''' was an amateur boxer who was sent to ''Auschwitz'' Concentration Camp during World War II.

Greenman was born in England, but his family moved to Rotterdam in 1916. In his youth, Greenman was a scrappy amateur boxer. When the Nazi army invaded, Greenman, who was Jewish, was arrested and sent to ''Westerbork'' Concentration Camp in October 1942. In February 1943, Greenman and his family were sent to ''Auschwitz''.

Greenman's infant son died at the camp, but he managed to survive. The Nazi guards, unaware of his boxing experience, never forced him to compete in the camps boxing matches. Greenman said he survived by using his barber experience-to shave the heads of his fellow inmates. Greenman was freed by the Russian army in January 1945.

In 2005, the 94 year old Greenman told his story to the ''Guardian''.

==Source==

*''Guardian'', January 12, 2005: LEON GREENMAN.

[[Category: Jewish Boxers|Greenman, Leon]]
[[Category: Holocaust Boxers|Greenman, Leon]]