The Last Jew of Treblinka: A Memoir

Rajchman, Chil

ISBN 10: 160598342X / ISBN 13: 9781605983424

Published by Pegasus, 2012

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Last Jew of Treblinka: A Memoir
• Publisher: Pegasus
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 160598342X
• ISBN 13: 9781605983424
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Quickly becoming a cornerstone of Holocaust historiography―a devastatingly stark memoir from one of the lone survivors of Treblinka.

Why do some live while so many others perish? Tiny children, old men, beautiful girls. In the gas chambers of Treblinka, all are equal. The Nazis kept the fires of Treblinka burning night and day, a central cog in the wheel of the Final Solution.

In the tradition of Elie Wiesel’s Night and Primo Levi’s Survival at Auschwitz and The Drowned and the Saved, Rajchman provides the only survivors’ record of Treblinka. Originally written in Yiddish in 1945, without hope or agenda other than to bear witness, Rajchman's tale shows that sometimes the bravest and most painful act of all is to remember.

About the Author

Chil Rajchman was born in Lodz, Poland, where he was an active member of the Jewish community. He survived for a year in the notorious Treblinka death camp and was part of the Treblinka workers’ revolt. Rajchman was also a key witness in the prosecution of a Treblinka guard known as “Ivan the Terrible” during a war-crime tribunal in Germany. He emigrated to Uruguay, where passed away in 2004.