It made me cry, and I am as cynical as they come.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/worldnews.html?in_article_id=488729&in_page_id=1811
2007-10-23 11:30:17 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
yes bronze, I guess thats Chaos theory, but it is still pretty amazing, the father playing chess for his life with the nazi was an amazing bit
2007-10-23 11:42:50 · update #1
"But in 1944, the Nazis invaded Hungary and began deporting Jews. Roman was taken to a Gestapo officer for interrogation, but when he arrived, he noticed the officer had a chess set in his room and asked him if he played.
"Roman's brother had been a Polish chess champion before the war, and the German had once played in a competition against his brother.
"The officer asked Roman if he played too, and when the Pole said he did, but not particularly well, the German replied, 'OK, let's have a game. And if you win, I will save your life.'"
Roman played – and won. From then on, the SS officer kept him imprisoned in Gestapo headquarters, having him released from noon to 2pm every day to play chess with him.
2007-10-23 11:43:15 · update #2
Thank you for sharing this. I had not heard about it.
Have you read the book The Devil's Arithmetic by Jane Yolen? It is a fanstasy/historical fiction story of a young Jewish girl disinterested in her family's experiences who is teleported back to Poland before the invasion. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Devil's_Arithmetic
There was a movie made about it staring Kirsten Dunst. http://imdb.com/title/tt0179148/
I found both, powerful and inspiring.
2007-10-23 13:46:23 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-22 21:52:42 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was unlikely for *any given* family to completely survive but some-what likely for *a* family to completely survive. They were that family.
2007-10-23 11:40:42 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
what a wonderfully inspiring story !
amazing how they all got back together again
thanks for sharing xxx
2007-10-23 11:39:46 · answer #4 · answered by ☮ Pangel ☮ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If by 'miracle' you mean something supernatural, then please tell us what you think the miracle was?
2007-10-23 11:33:20 · answer #5 · answered by zeno2712 2 · 1⤊ 3⤋