Survival at Treblinka
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"places of resistance"
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Aktion Reinhard
Archival silence
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Erasure
Gender
Geography
Holocaust
Masculinity
Memory
Place
Poland
Resistance
Silences
Space
Survivor
Survivorship
Treblinka
Women in resistance
Product details
- ISBN 9780299356002
- Weight: 454g
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 21 Apr 2026
- Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
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On August 2, 1943, prisoners at the Nazi extermination camp Treblinka, located in occupied Poland, launched an uprising against their captors, during which hundreds successfully escaped while guards killed as many in the process. In this groundbreaking work, Chad S.A. Gibbs draws upon recently discovered sources and novel research methods to fundamentally reassess Jewish resistance at Treblinka—both before and during the revolt.
Using the testimonies of revolt survivors, prior escapees, those who passed through the camp, and a handful of bystander witnesses and former SS guards, Gibbs sheds new light on the events of August 2 as well as many prior acts of resistance. Critical to these new interpretations of the revolt are the actions of women prisoners, who here assume a central place in this story for the first time.
Using the testimonies of revolt survivors, prior escapees, those who passed through the camp, and a handful of bystander witnesses and former SS guards, Gibbs sheds new light on the events of August 2 as well as many prior acts of resistance. Critical to these new interpretations of the revolt are the actions of women prisoners, who here assume a central place in this story for the first time.
Chad S.A. Gibbs is an assistant professor of Jewish studies and the director of the Zucker/Goldberg Center for Holocaust Studies at the College of Charleston. He is a historian of the Holocaust, antisemitism, and war and society.
