Martin Hoffman
Czech-born British professional bridge player (1929-2018)
Martin Joseph Hoffman (15 November 1929 – 15 May 2018) was a Czech-born British professional bridge player and writer of Jewish descent.[1][2] He was born in Prague.[3]
He was a survivor of the Holocaust and transported to Auschwitz. He was later moved to the Monowitz-Buna, Gross Rosen and Birkenau sub-camps of Auschwitz; and from there he was sent on a death march towards Buchenwald. In 1945, he was liberated by American Army troops, who adopted him as mascot, with the honorary rank of sergeant.
References change
- ↑ "Martin Hoffman". English Bridge Union. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
- ↑ Hoffman, Audrey. "Martin Hoffman". Holocaust Survivor's '45 Aid Society. Archived from the original on 12 February 2017. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
- ↑ Hoffman, Martin (1982). Hoffman on Pairs Play. Faber and Faber. ISBN 0-571-11750-3.
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