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Jew Beats Nazi Boxer; Won’t Pose with Him

February 26, 1935
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Fighting against his own will and under orders of the sports authorities in Poland, Schepsel Rotholz, Jewish boxing champion, scored a sensational victory over a Nazi opponent, defeating the ace boxer of the German team, Herr Weinhold, in the Warsaw-Berlin boxing match which took place today in Warsaw Circus. The Polish team won, 9-7.

The Jewish champion refused to allow his photograph to be taken with the Nazi boxer after the fight was over. He received a tremendous ovation from the audience.

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