He killed a Nazi guard, fled ghetto with fake identities and joined the UK army
3 shares Robert Philpot is a writer and journalist. He is the former editor of Progress magazine and author of “Margaret Thatcher: The Honorary Jew.” Left: Chaim Herszman in Germany in 1946, Right: John Carr, author of 'Escape From the Ghetto,' the story of his father's audacious escape from the Nazis. (Courtesy John Carr) LONDON — It was the moment that undoubtedly saved Chaim Herszman’s life. In February 1940, the 13-year-old stabbed and fatally wounded a Nazi guard in the Lodz Ghetto who he believed was about to shoot his younger brother. Herszman fled the ghetto, leaving beh...
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