Karny Obóz Pracy Treblinka I w świetle relacji żydowskich
Treblinka I Penal Labor Camp in the light of Jewish accounts
Author(s): Michał KowalskiSubject(s): Studies in violence and power, WW II and following years (1940 - 1949), Fascism, Nazism and WW II, History of the Holocaust
Published by: Stowarzyszenie Centrum Badań nad Zagładą Żydów & IFiS PAN
Keywords: Holocaust; Shoah; Treblinka; Jews; concentration camp; the underground; Aktion Reinhardt;
Summary/Abstract: This analysis of Jewish testimonies related to Treblinka Penal Labor Camp I reveals the history of that center, which remains largely unknown to the general public. It aims to formulate new research questions regarding the camp’s character and function in the context of the nearby Treblinka II extermination center. As early as in the 1960s it was emphasized that Treblinka I was not a labor camp but a concentration camp, where the Jewish population was exterminated, selections were carried out, and the prisoners were murdered with extreme cruelty. The article outlines this perspective as well as presents the history of the Jewish underground, the unsuccessful attempt to start a rebellion, and the massacre of those who survived in the camp until the end of July 1944.
Journal: Zagłada Żydów. Studia i Materiały
- Issue Year: 2022
- Issue No: 18
- Page Range: 342-365
- Page Count: 24
- Language: Polish