Holtzman is a Judenrat (a Jewish police officer who works with the Nazis) in the Kraków ghetto who raids Yanek’s apartment. Later, Yanek recognizes Holtzman as one of the prisoners he is working alongside in the Wieliczka salt mine. When other prisoners recognize him as well, they kill him by bashing his head in with a shovel, and they rub salt in his wounds.
Holtzman Quotes in Prisoner B-3087
The Prisoner B-3087 quotes below are all either spoken by Holtzman or refer to Holtzman. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 5
Quotes
“Mama,” I said, “if we don’t open up they’ll shoot us!”
My mother stared at the door. None of the other parents made a move.
I had to do something. I hurried to the door and unlocked it, and a German officer and a Judenrat police officer pushed past me down the hall.
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Holtzman Quotes in Prisoner B-3087
The Prisoner B-3087 quotes below are all either spoken by Holtzman or refer to Holtzman. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Chapter 5
Quotes
“Mama,” I said, “if we don’t open up they’ll shoot us!”
My mother stared at the door. None of the other parents made a move.
I had to do something. I hurried to the door and unlocked it, and a German officer and a Judenrat police officer pushed past me down the hall.
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