Today’s Jerusalem Post posted a story about Denis Avery, a British soldier captured in World War II, who swapped uniforms with a Dutch Jew in order to sneak into Auschwitz to see first-hand what was happening inside. 

The article reports:

“After weeks of preparation, including bribes to a guard, Avey twice swapped uniforms with a Dutch Jew of roughly the same height to sneak into the camp where he spent the night.

“On both occasions the men managed to change back into their own clothes, despite the risk of discovery and certain death.

“”I did my homework over weeks and weeks, but the common denominator of all that was a tremendous amount of luck,” Avey said in an interview to promote his biography “The Man Who Broke Into Auschwitz”, co-written by Rob Broomby and published in Britain by Hodder & Stoughton.”

Mr. Avery has finally told his story in his biography. 

The article further states:

“Despite its dark content, the story ends on a note of hope.

“Avey recently discovered that a Jew called Ernst survived Auschwitz and recorded his testimony on video.

“In that testimony he talked about a soldier — Avey — who arranged for him to get 10 packs of cigarettes from England which he swapped for food and new soles on his shoes without which he said he would not have survived the death march.

“”I thought he was dead,” said Avey. “I couldn’t believe it.””