Harry Haft
1925–2007
- Nationality
- Poland
- Occupation
- boxer
Harry Haft (July 28, 1925 â November 3, 2007), also known as Herschel Haft, was a survivor of the Auschwitz concentration camp where he boxed fellow inmates to survive, the losers being executed.
Incarceration history
Facilities
- Zigeunerlager AuschwitzDates unknown
- Zigeunerlager AuschwitzDates unknown
Biography
Harry Haft (July 28, 1925 â November 3, 2007), also known as Herschel Haft, was a survivor of the Auschwitz concentration camp where he boxed fellow inmates to survive, the losers being executed. He was briefly a professional boxer in post-war Germany, and boxed as a light heavyweight in the United States from 1948â1949.
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