Twice-Dead: Moshe Y. Lubling, the Ethics of Memory, and the Treblinka Revolt

by Yoram Lubling, Elie Wiesel (Foreword)

On August 2, 1943, a small group of Jewish prisoners at the Treblinka death-camp in Poland revolted against their Nazi and Ukrainian guards. The prisoners burned the camp down, facilitating the escape of 200-300 prisoners, of whom only 40-60 survived the war. Although not a single leader of the revolt survived, 27 survivors submitted eyewitness testimonies. Twice-Dead tells the story of Moshe Y. Lubling, the true leader of the Treblinka Revolt, a leader of the Labor Zionists, and the chairman of the legendary Workers’ Council in the Czestochowa Ghetto. Twice-Dead corrects the accepted account of the revolt, ensuring that Moshe Y. Lubling’s heroic life and death will not be forgotten.

Genres: Holocaust

248 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 2007

Reviews

[amit · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a story of my family in the Holocaust, written by my uncle, Dr. Yoram Lubling. I'm clearly not impartial, but believe the spirit, the story, the arguments, and the perspective, are very important. They will resonate with anyone with an interest in the Holocaust, and the responsibility of those who've followed it, to show some integrity in remembering the education with which this horror provided us.