Season 1: In the prime of their lives and careers, boxers’ dreams are snatched and replaced with nightmares. Boxing is no longer for money and pride but for bread scraps and survival. The winner lives another day, the loser is killed.
Dive into the extraordinary stories of boxers’ resilience and courage in the face of incomprehensible terrors. Fighting is no longer confined to boxing rings…it now takes place in Nazi occupied streets and concentration camps.
Each episode features a boxer with a different nationality and unique experience. Some will live, some will die. They will all fight to survive.
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Season 1: In the prime of their lives and careers, boxers’ dreams are snatched and replaced with nightmares. Boxing is no longer for money and pride but for bread scraps and survival. The winner lives another day, the loser is killed.
Dive into the extraordinary stories of boxers’ resilience and courage in the face of incomprehensible terrors. Fighting is no longer confined to boxing rings…it now takes place in Nazi occupied streets and concentration camps.
Each episode features a boxer with a different nationality and unique experience. Some will live, some will die. They will all fight to survive.
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Jonas Kessler was a German Jew who grew up alongside Nazism. When he was 10 years old, his father died fighting for Germany during World War 1...1 of 12,000 German Jews. Jonas was a natural athlete, participating in various sports. He trained at 1 of the 2 Jewish boxing gyms in Germany at the time. Jonas fell in love and had two children but when the Nazi Party was elected into power in 1933, things became increasingly dire for German Jews like Jonas. His life was uprooted as he attempted to escape to Belgium and Poland. He would eventually be sent to the same concentration camp Oskar Schindler had a factory. This is a story of bravery and resilience. The story of Jonas Kessler.
HOLOCAUST HiSTORIES
Season 1: In the prime of their lives and careers, boxers’ dreams are snatched and replaced with nightmares. Boxing is no longer for money and pride but for bread scraps and survival. The winner lives another day, the loser is killed.
Dive into the extraordinary stories of boxers’ resilience and courage in the face of incomprehensible terrors. Fighting is no longer confined to boxing rings…it now takes place in Nazi occupied streets and concentration camps.
Each episode features a boxer with a different nationality and unique experience. Some will live, some will die. They will all fight to survive.
