What is Leo Bretholz?
{{Infobox person | image = Leo Bretholz.jpg | image_size = | name = Leo Bretholz | caption = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1921|3|6|mf=y}} | birth_place = [[Vienna]], [[Austria]] | death_date = {{Death date and age|2014|3|8|1921|3|6||mf=y}} | death_place = [[Pikesville, Maryland|Pikesville]], [[Maryland]], U.S. | occupation = | spouse = Florine Cohen <small>(m. 1952–2009; her death)</small> | children = Three }} '''Leo Bretholz''' (March 6, 1921 – March 8, 2014) was an [[Austria]]n writer and [[holocaust survivor]]. In 1942, he escaped from a train heading for [[Auschwitz]].<ref name=TWP>{{cite web |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/opposition-to-maryland-rail-line-bidder-raises-questions-about-accountability-for-holocaust/2014/03/09/ddb2a8c2-9f0c-11e3-a050-dc3322a94fa7_story.html |title=Opposition to Maryland rail line bidder raises questions about accountability for Holocaust |last=Shaver |first=Katherine |date=March 9, 2014 |work=[[The Washington Post]] |accessdate=March 9, 2014}}</ref> He has also written a book on his experiences, titled ''[[Leap into Darkness]]''. Bretholz died in [[Pikesville, Maryland|Pikesville]], [[Maryland]] from natural causes, aged 93. ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== {{commonscat-inline}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Bretholz, Leo}} [[Category:1921 births]] [[Category:2014 deaths]] [[Category:Austrian Jews]] [[Category:Austrian writers]] [[Category:Holocaust survivors]] [[Category:Writers from Vienna]] {{bio-stub}}