Dr. Chad Gibbs “Survival at Treblinka: Recovering Lost Stories of Jewish Resistance”

On August 2, 1943, prisoners at the Nazi extermination camp Treblinka II launched an uprising, freeing—at least temporarily—as many as 300 Jewish slave laborers. This revolt & the many earlier acts of defiance that made it possible are among the most awe-inspiring episodes of Jewish resistance during the Holocaust. Using the testimonies of revolt survivors, prior escapees, & even those of former SS guards, we can now shed new light on this history & the people who took part, foregrounding the actions of women prisoners for the first time & revealing their central place in this story after years of silence. https://www.visithays.com/calendar.aspx?EID=22034