Thomas Blatt | |
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 Blatt in 2013 | |
| Born | Tomasz Blatt April 15, 1927 |
| Died | October 31, 2015 (aged 88) |
| Nationality | Polish American |
| Other names | Toivi Hersz Ber Blatt, Bolesław Stankiewicz, Tobiasz Blatt |
| Known for | Survivor of the Sobibór extermination camp uprising |
| Spouse(s) | Teodozja Kowalik, Dena Blatt[1] |
| Children | Rena Blatt/Smith Leonard Blatt[1] |
Thomas "Toivi" Blatt (born Tomasz Blatt; April 15, 1927 – October 31, 2015) was a Holocaust survivor,[2] writer of mémoires, and public speaker, who at the age of 16 escaped from the Sobibór extermination camp during the uprising staged by the Jewish prisoners in October 1943. The escape was attempted by about 300 inmates,[3] many of whom were recaptured and killed by the German search squads. Following World War II Blatt lived in Communist Poland until the Polish October. In 1957, he emigrated to Israel, and in 1958 settled in the United States.[3]
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