Auschwitz
Perez arrived at Auschwitz on October 10, 1943, as part of "Transport 60" a group of 1,000 prisoners shipped from Drancy internment camp, France. He was held in AuschwitzIII/Monowitz. While there he was forced to participate in boxing matches for the amusement of the Nazis. By 1945, Perez was one of just 31 survivors of the original 1,000.
Perez was one of the prisoners on the "Death March that left the camp on January 18, 1945. He was reported as being killed on January 22, 1945. Perez was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1986.
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