Wikipedia's first sentence called it “jew living in poland during world war ii”. Today it says “german-born israeli author and motivational speaker”.
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Solomon Perel was a Jew living in Poland during World War II . He was captured by Nazis and Russians . He joined Hitler Youth , despite his heritage. The film Europa, Europa is based on his exploits. v t e1
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Solly Perel, 2001 Solomon Perel (also Shlomo Perel or Solly Perel) is an author and motivational speaker .He was born 21 April, 1925 in Peine , Lower Saxony , Germany to a German Jewish family.He escaped persecution by the Nazis by masquerading as an ethnic German .His life story is told in the 1990 film Europa Europa based on his autobiography Ich war Hitlerjunge Salomon ( I Was Hitler Youth Salomon ).
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Sally Perel, 2015 Solomon Perel (also Shlomo Perel or Sally Perel ; born 21 April 1925) is an Israeli author and motivational speaker . He was born 21 April 1925, in Peine , Lower Saxony , Germany to a German Jewish family. He escaped persecution by the Nazis by masquerading as an ethnic German . His life story is told in the 1990 film Europa Europa loosely based on his autobiography Ich war Hitlerjunge Salomon ( I Was Hitler Youth Salomon ).
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Solomon Perel (also Shlomo Perel or Sally Perel ; born 21 April 1925) is an Israeli author and motivational speaker . He was born in Peine , Lower Saxony , Germany to a German Jewish family. He escaped persecution by the Nazis by masquerading as an ethnic German . His life story is told in the 1990 film Europa Europa loosely based on his autobiography Ich war Hitlerjunge Salomon ( I Was Hitler Youth Salomon ). He made several visits to schools to tell his story.
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Israeli author and motivational speaker (1925–2023) Solomon Perel (also Shlomo Perel or Solly Perel ; 21 April 1925 – 2 February 2023) was a German-born Israeli author and motivational speaker .He was born to a German-Jewish family and managed to escape persecution by the Nazis by masquerading as an ethnic German . His life story is told in the 1990 film Europa Europa which was loosely based on his autobiography Ich war Hitlerjunge Salomon ( I Was Hitler Youth Salomon ). He also made several visits to various schools to tell his story.
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jew living in poland during world war ii
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german-born israeli author and motivational speaker
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