"Witold Engel was living his Catholic faith at the age of nine years
old in a place no one could ever imagine - Auschwitz concentration camp.
"As a prisoner during the Holocaust, Witold watched as a priest who
had smuggled in a rosary was beaten to death by an S.S. soldier in the
camp. A Jewish man close to the scene yelled at the S.S. man to put the
dying priest out of his misery. The soldier shot them both.
"Witold couldn't take it anymore.
"'I stood up and I said to him, 'Shame on you. You should turn to God instead of butchering people here.'
"'He looked at me and said, 'You Polish cockroach. I'll crush you with
my boot.'' Right when the soldier took out his gun to kill Witold,
another soldier came to bring the S.S. man to the commandant.
"'I was safe,' said Witold. 'I guess the Lord was with me.'
A recent Denver Catholic article profiled retired Deacon Witold Engel and his experiences during World War II.
To access the complete Denver Catholic report, please visit:
Denver Catholic: Denver deacon recounts miraculous story of surviving the Holocaust (7 NOV 18)
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