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Sobibor
Thirty survivors of the death camp Sobibor tell the incredible story of the martyrdom and revolt of this hell on earth. The details of the heroic uprising of the prisoners on October 14, 1943 are told by the participant, and the gigantic figures of its leaders Sasha Pechersky and Leon Feldhandler are perpetuated for generations to come.
168 pages, Paperback
First published September 1, 1980
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About the author
Miriam Novitch
12 booksMiriam Novitch (1908–1990) was a Holocaust historian.
She studied at the gymnasium in Vilna and at the Superior School for the Languages of Eastern Europe. She traveled to France before World War II and as a French resistance fighter was arrested in June 1943 and taken to the Vittel camp in France. After being liberated by the Americans in 1944, she devoted her life to Holocaust research. She arrived in Ereẓ Israel in 1946 and was a founder of kibbutz Loḥamei ha-Getta'ot, and its Holocaust museum in 1949. She was the first curator of the museum. She was also a pioneer in collecting film on the Holocaust. She brought archival material from Eastern and Western Europe to the museum, collecting material in Poland, Germany, Czechoslovakia, Spain, Belgium, Italy, and Switzerland. She did pioneering research soon after World War II on the Sobibor death camp, Greek Jewry in the Holocaust, and the confiscation of Jewish art. She was a model to many younger researchers and helped them with scholarships and research. She made many trips to Europe in the early years following the Holocaust when research was difficult and countries were closed to such initiatives.
She published the following books: Women and The Holocaust, Personal Reflections (1965); Le Passage Des Barbares, Contribution a l'Histoire de la Deportation et de la Resistance des Juifs Grecs (1967, 1982); La Verite sur Treblinka (1967); Sobibor – Camp of Death and Revolt (1979); Spiritual Resistance: Art from Concentration Camps 1940–1945 – A Selection of Drawings and Paintings from the Collection of Kibbutz Lohamei Haghetaot (1981); and Le Genocide des Tziganes sous le Regime Nazi (1968).
Source: http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/j...
She studied at the gymnasium in Vilna and at the Superior School for the Languages of Eastern Europe. She traveled to France before World War II and as a French resistance fighter was arrested in June 1943 and taken to the Vittel camp in France. After being liberated by the Americans in 1944, she devoted her life to Holocaust research. She arrived in Ereẓ Israel in 1946 and was a founder of kibbutz Loḥamei ha-Getta'ot, and its Holocaust museum in 1949. She was the first curator of the museum. She was also a pioneer in collecting film on the Holocaust. She brought archival material from Eastern and Western Europe to the museum, collecting material in Poland, Germany, Czechoslovakia, Spain, Belgium, Italy, and Switzerland. She did pioneering research soon after World War II on the Sobibor death camp, Greek Jewry in the Holocaust, and the confiscation of Jewish art. She was a model to many younger researchers and helped them with scholarships and research. She made many trips to Europe in the early years following the Holocaust when research was difficult and countries were closed to such initiatives.
She published the following books: Women and The Holocaust, Personal Reflections (1965); Le Passage Des Barbares, Contribution a l'Histoire de la Deportation et de la Resistance des Juifs Grecs (1967, 1982); La Verite sur Treblinka (1967); Sobibor – Camp of Death and Revolt (1979); Spiritual Resistance: Art from Concentration Camps 1940–1945 – A Selection of Drawings and Paintings from the Collection of Kibbutz Lohamei Haghetaot (1981); and Le Genocide des Tziganes sous le Regime Nazi (1968).
Source: http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/j...
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April 28, 2025
Miriam Novitch spent years of her life recording testimonies of survivors of the Sobibor extermination camp and has compiled them in this novel. It is a powerful but difficult read, as there are many unsettling stories of Nazi aggression within it. By taking the time to read and study it, we can learn from this brutal history to build a better future for our society. As Novitch said, “To listen to them (survivors) is to pay homage not only to the martyrs and fighters of Sobibor, but to all those who experienced the Nazi infernos.”
There is a wide array of stories in this book, including some brutal stories of torture but also some inspiring stories of the October 1943 prisoner revolt. This novel has sharpened my knowledge of the Holocaust and I am fortunate to have read it. I highly recommend it to anyone interested in WWII history.
There is a wide array of stories in this book, including some brutal stories of torture but also some inspiring stories of the October 1943 prisoner revolt. This novel has sharpened my knowledge of the Holocaust and I am fortunate to have read it. I highly recommend it to anyone interested in WWII history.
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