In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “jewish greek boxer who survived the holocaust by entertaining nazi officers in auschwitz with his boxing skills”. Today it says “greek-israeli boxer and holocaust survivor”.
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Salamo Arouch ( Greek : Σολομόν Αρούχ ; Hebrew : סלמו ארוך ; 1 January 1923 – 26 April 2009) was a Greek-Israeli boxer and Holocaust survivor . The Middleweight Champion of Greece in 1938 and the All-Balkans Middleweight Champion in 1939, his career was cut short due to the outbreak of World War II in the following year. During the Axis occupation of Greece , Arouch, along with his entire family, was deported to German-occupied Poland , where he was interned at the Auschwitz concentration camp . There, he survived the Holocaust by being made to engage in makeshift boxing (over 200 bouts) with his fellow prisoners for the entertainment of German military officers. His story was the subject of the 1989 film Triumph of the Spirit , in which he was portrayed by the American actor Willem Dafoe . The New York Times . Atlas: From the Streets to the Ring : a Son's Struggle to Become a Man . The movie was based on the true story of Salamo Arouch, a Greek Jew who was sent to Auschwitz during World War II and literally had to fight for his life in boxing matches with other concentration camp inmates.
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Salamo Arouch (1923 – April 26, 2009) was a Jewish Greek boxer who survived the Holocaust by entertaining Nazi officers in Auschwitz with his boxing skills. His story was portrayed in the 1989 film Triumph of the Spirit . The New York Times . Atlas: From the Streets to the Ring : a Son's Struggle to Become a Man . The movie was based on the true story of Salamo Arouch, a Greek Jew who got sent to Auschwitz during World War II and literally had to fight for his life in boxing matches with other concentration camp inmates. : Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored ( |author= suggested) ( help )
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The opening as it stood in 2015
Salamo Arouch ( ; January 1, 1923 – April 26, 2009) was a Jewish Greek boxer , the Middleweight Champion of Greece (1938) and the All-Balkans Middleweight Champion (1939), who survived the Holocaust by boxing (over 200 bouts) for the entertainment of Nazi officers in Auschwitz Concentration Camp. His story was portrayed in the 1989 film Triumph of the Spirit . The New York Times . Atlas: From the Streets to the Ring : a Son's Struggle to Become a Man . The movie was based on the true story of Salamo Arouch, a Greek Jew who was sent to Auschwitz during World War II and literally had to fight for his life in boxing matches with other concentration camp inmates.
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Greek boxer Salamo Arouch ( ; January 1, 1923 – April 26, 2009) was a Jewish Greek boxer , the Middleweight Champion of Greece (1938) and the All-Balkans Middleweight Champion (1939), who survived the Holocaust by boxing (over 200 bouts) for the entertainment of German Nazi officers in Auschwitz Concentration Camp. His story was portrayed in the 1989 film Triumph of the Spirit , starring Willem Dafoe as Arouch. The New York Times . Atlas: From the Streets to the Ring : a Son's Struggle to Become a Man . The movie was based on the true story of Salamo Arouch, a Greek Jew who was sent to Auschwitz during World War II and literally had to fight for his life in boxing matches with other concentration camp inmates.
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jewish greek boxer who survived the holocaust by entertaining nazi officers in auschwitz with his boxing skills
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greek-israeli boxer and holocaust survivor
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