Voices From the Abyss: Letters and Essays -
Photographs
At the start of a Five Kilometer swimming competition in Plock (1938). Of these seven finalists, five were Jewish boys.
Y First from left: Rudek Lubraniecki, a known sportsman in town. He died a hero in the Treblinka uprising. He was one of the leaders of the insurrection and was responsible for storing and distributing arms and munitions. Rudek was shot while setting a tank of gasoline ablaze.
Y Third from left: baruch Strach committed suicide by jumping under a truck, while being taken by the Gestapo for interrogation.
Y Fourth from left: Gutek Fleisher. The first known Jewish victim of the war in Plock. He was shot on a bridge by retreating Polish soldiers.
Y Second from right: Motek Kilbert, age 17. Perished with his parents in the gas chambers of Treblinka.
Y Third from right: Jerzyk Goldberg. Winner of the competition. Escaped from plock with Lolek Kilbert (now Dr. Leon Kilbert) in November of 1939. Survived the war in russia. Lives in Nizny Novgorod (formerly Gorki).
Zenia Pokrzywa with daughter Hanka
The Kilbert Family. From Left: Lolek, Mojzesz, Dodzia and Motek