Sobibor Foundation - Stichting Sobibor

On this day in 1899, a Czech Jewish man was born. On the 8 Feb 1942 he was deported to Theresienstadt with his wife and daughter (11) and then on the 9 May 1942 to Sobibór where they were murdered. His name was Bedřich Popper Please support @sobibor.org

On this day in 1930, a Czech Jewish girl was born. On the 14 Dec 1941 she was deported to Theresienstadt with her parents & brother (16) and on the 9 May 1942 to Sobibór where she was murdered. Her brother died in Majdanek (4 Sep 1942). Her name was Eva Mahlerová @sobibor.org

Today marks the 83rd anniversary of the Sobibor uprising. We honor this year the bravery of the women in Sobibor. The 2026 Jules Schelvis Youth Award has been awarded to Rosa Bo Visser & Valérie Dekker for their monument in memory of murdered women: an image of love and care amidst destruction.

Met een indrukwekkende ceremonie hebben we zojuist de week afgerond. 50 mensen in een grote kring. 16 jongeren en wij 34 ‘ouderen’. In de zon. Elk noemde een naam. Deddie Zak. Annie Kapper. In gebarentaal: Kaatje Wurms en Veronica Wurms. John-Sidney Waisvisz. Fanny Günsberg. Etc. Etc. Etc.

Zij vertelde dat Jerzy met zijn kampnummer 8830 erachter kwam dat hij de negende was met dat nummer. Alle 8830’s vóór hem waren om acht verschillende redenen overleden/vermoord. Dit verhaal greep één van haar leerlingen zo aan dat zij bij Nederlands het volgende rake (!) gedicht schreef.

Vanmiddag hebben de 10 docenten ons rondgeleid door Majdanek aan de hand van het boek van Jerzy Kwiatkowski. Zij deden dat allen uitstekend en elk op hun eigen manier. Zo kregen wij een goed beeld van 485 dagen Majdanek. Eén gedicht viel op. Een docent had in haar klas verteld over haar presentatie.

On this day in 1896, a Czechoslovak Jewish woman was born. On the 7 May 1942 she was deported to Theresienstadt with her husband and son (16) and on the 9 May 1942 to Sobibór where she perished. Her name was Viktoria Ehrlichová Support @sobibor.org

Zojuist hebben we Belzec bezocht. Het 1e operationele vernietigingskamp van Aktion Reinhard: indrukwekkend, staalhard en massief. Ter contrast: daar las een deelneemster een pijnlijk liefdevol menselijke afscheidsbrief van een moeder aan haar zoon voor. Sara wordt in juli 1942 in Belzec vermoord.

Maandag stond in het teken van doorgangsgetto’s, bijv. Izbica. Dat waren open getto’s in Oost-Polen waar o.a. Duitse Joden naartoe werden gedeporteerd. De huizen stonden leeg, want de Poolse Joden waren ondertussen vermoord in Belzec. In deze getto’s was het ‘één trein eruit, één trein erin’…

De komende week wil ik jullie meenemen in de achtergrond van de slachtoffers, daders en omstanders van AR, de ambivalente omgang in Polen met Joods erfgoed en de Holocaust, de stichting Sobibor, de personen die de reis mogelijk maken, de deelnemers en het Docentenprogramma.

Goedemorgen, wat bijzonder dat ik jullie deze week van mijn activiteiten op de hoogte mag houden! Ik ben Menno Visser en ben docent geschiedenis op het St-Maartenscollege in Voorburg, maar daarover ga ik deze week niet vertellen. Deze week ben ik in Polen als reisleider van de stichting Sobibor.

On this day in 1943, a 31 year old Dutch Jewish woman arrived at the Sobibor extermination camp with her husband and 3 children (8, 6 & 5). It is most probable that she was murdered on arrival. Her name was Lotte Berkelij-Rozelaar Support @sobibor.org

On this day in 1943, a 10 year old Dutch Jewish boy arrived at the Sobibor extermination camp with his parents and brother (3). It is most probable that he was murdered on arrival. His name was Isaac Cohen Rodriguez Please support @sobibor.org

On this day in 1943, a 10 year old Dutch Jewish girl arrived at the Sobibor extermination camp where she was murdered. Her mother & 3 brothers were murdered on the 11/6/43 at Sobibor & her sister in Auschwitz on the 11/12/42. Her name was Alida Behr Support @sobibor.org

On this day in 1943, a 7 year old Dutch Jewish girl arrived at Sobibor with her mother & brother (2) where they were most probably murdered on arrival. The father perished in Mauthausen on 2 Sep 1941. Her name was Esther Dagloonder Please support @sobibor.org

On this day in 1921, two Czech Jewish sisters were born. On the 7 May 1942 they were deported to Theresienstadt and on the 9 May 1942 to Sobibor extermination camp where they perished. Their names were Erna and Hilda Loewyova Please support @sobibor.org

April 27, 1943: for the 9th time a transport departed camp #Westerbork with the destination #Sobibor. There were 1204 people on board, no one survived from this transport. #RememberHistory #USAtoday @sobibor.org

On this day in 1943, a 62 year old Dutch Jewish man arrived at the Sobibor extermination camp with his wife where they were murdered in the gas chamber. His son (33) perished in Auschwitz on the 19 Aug 1942. His name was IJsaäc Vleeschdraager Please support @sobibor.org

On this day in 1943, a 10 year old Dutch Jewish boy arrived at the Sobibor extermination camp with his parents, twin sister and brother (12) where he was murdered in the gas chamber. His name was Abraham Sanders Please support @sobibor.org

On this day in 1943, a 1 year old Dutch Jewish boy arrived at the Sobibor extermination camp with his parents where they were murdered in the gas chamber. His name was Abraham Josua Hammelburg Please support @sobibor.org

On this day in 1943, a 4 year old Dutch Jewish boy arrived at the Sobibor extermination camp with his parents where they were murdered in the gas chamber. His name was Louis Koopman Please support @sobibor.org

On this day in 1943, a 1 year old Dutch Jewish girl arrived at the Sobibor extermination camp with her mother where they were murdered in the gas chamber. Her father perished in Auschwitz on the 28/2/1943. Her name was Sara IJzerkoper Please support @sobibor.org

On this day in 1943, a 12 year old German Jewish boy, living in the Netherlands, arrived at the Sobibor extermination camp from the Jewish Orphanage, Leiden. 55 children were deported to Sobibor and none survived. His name was Ralph Heinz Protter Support @sobibor.org

On this day in 1943, a 16 year old Dutch Jewish boy arrived at the Sobibor extermination camp where he was murdered. His parents were murdered in Auschwitz. Of his 3 siblings, 2 were murdered in Sobibor and one in Auschwitz. His name was Jozef David Beem Support @sobibor.org

On this day in 1943, a 12 year old German Jewish girl, living in the Netherlands, arrived at the Sobibor extermination camp with her sister (18) where they were murdered. Her father perished in Buchenwald in 1938. Her name was Henny Henriette Adler Support @sobibor.org

On this day in 1943, a 16 year old German Jewish girl, living in the Netherlands, arrived at the Sobibor extermination camp with her brother (14) where they were murdered. Her father perished in Auschwitz in 1942. Her name was Fanny Susanne Günsberg Support @sobibor.org

On this day in 1896, a Czech Jewish woman was born. On the 7 May 1942 she was deported from Prague to Theresienstadt with her husband and son then, on the 9 May, to the Sobibor extermination camp where she perished. Her name was Anna Kallová Please support @sobibor.org

On this day in 1908, a Jewish man was born in Reims. He was arrested in the Old Port roundup in Jan 1943. Interned in Royallieu camp then Drancy camp, he was deported to Sobibor on the 23 Mar 1943 where he perished. His name was André Levy Please support @sobibor.org

On this day in 1943, a 8 year old German Jewish girl who had fled to the Netherlands with her sister (15) arrived at Sobibor extermination camp where they were murdered along with other children from the orphanage. Her name was Hanna Maria Steinbock Support @sobibor.org

On this day in 1943, a 66 year old Dutch Jewish woman arrived at Sobibor extermination camp where she was murdered. She was the Director of the Jewish girls' orphanage where almost all the children were murdered in the camp. Her name was Rebekah Frank Support @sobibor.org

On this day in 1943, a 13 year old Dutch Jewish girl arrived at Sobibor extermination camp with her parents where they were all murdered. Her sister (17) perished in Auschwitz on the 30 Sept 1942. Her name was Jantje Pool Please support @sobibor.org

On this day in 1943, an 11 year old German Jewish boy who had fled to the Netherlands with his two brothers (12 & 9) arrived at Sobibor extermination camp where they were murdered. His name was Herbert Strauss Please support @sobibor.org

On this day in 1943, a 97 year old Dutch Jewish woman arrived at the Sobibor extermination camp where she was murdered in the gas chamber. Her name was Jannetje Philipse-van Buren Please support @sobibor.org

On this day in 1943, a 3 year old Dutch Jewish girl arrived at the Sobibor extermination camp with her parents and sister (7 months). They were all murdered in the gas chamber. Her name was Henriette van Leeuwen Please support @sobibor.org

On this day in 1943, a 16 year old German refugee Jewish girl, living in the Netherlands, arrived at Sobibor extermination camp where she was murdered in the gas chamber. Her two brothers also perished in the Shoah. Her name was Gisela Spicker Please support @sobibor.org

On this day in 1943, a 14 year old German refugee Jewish boy arrived at the Sobibor extermination camp from the Dutch Israelite Boys Orphanage with other children & staff. They were all murdered in the gas chamber. His name was Heinz Rochoz Please support @sobibor.org

On this day in 1943, a 16 year old Dutch Jewish boy and his father perished in Schoppinitz forced labour camp. His sister, Amalia, was murdered in Sobibor on the 11 Jun 1943. His mother survived the Shoah. His name was David Colthof Please support @sobibor.org

On this day in 1902, a Czech Jewish woman was born. On the 10 Dec 1942 she was deported from Prague to Theresienstadt with her husband & daughter then, on the 9 May 1942, to the Sobibor extermination camp where she perished. Her name was Růžena Spitzová Support @sobibor.org

On this day in 1882, a Jewish man was born in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Interned in Drancy, on the 26 Aug 1942, he was deported to Sobibor extermination camp where he perished. His three children survived the Shoah. His name was Joseph Rosenberg Please support @sobibor.org

On this day in 1936, a Jewish girl was born in Paris. Interned in Drancy, on the 25 Mar 1943, she was deported to Sobibor extermination camp where she was murdered on the 27 Mar 1943. Her name was Anna Zipine Please support @sobibor.org

On this day in 1891, a Czech Jewish woman was born. On the 7 May 1942 she was deported to Theresienstadt with her husband then, on the 9 May, to the Sobibor extermination camp where they perished. Her name was Alžběta Dahlová Please support @sobibor.org

On this day in 1913, a Jewish woman was born in Vienna. Living in Prague, on the 7 May 1942 she was deported to Theresienstadt then, on the 9 May, to the Sobibor extermination camp where she perished. Her name was Helena Ledererová Please support @sobibor.org r

On this day in 1923, a Jewish woman was born in Berlin. On the 7 May 1942 she was deported to Theresienstad Then, on the 9 May, to the Sobibor extermination camp where she perished. Her name was Ursula Davidová Please support @sobibor.org

On this day in 1882, a Czech Jewish woman was born. On the 7 May 1942 he was deported to Theresienstad Then, on the 9 May, to the Sobibor extermination camp where she perished. Her name was Flora Ehrmannová Please support @sobibor.org

On this day in 1927, a Czech Jewish boy was born. On the 7 May 1942 he was deported to Theresienstad with his parents and sister (11). Then, on the 9 May to the Sobibor extermination camp where they perished. His name was Milan Haas Support @sobibor.org

On this day in 1897, an Austrian Jewish woman was born. Living in Prague, on the 7 May 1942 she was deported to Theresienstadt and then on the 9 May 1942 to Sobibór. It is probable that she was murdered on arrival. Her name was Frieda Ecksteinová Support @sobibor.org

On this day in 1881, a Austro-German Jewish man was born. Living in Prague, on the 7 May 1942 he was deported to Theresienstadt with his wife & then on the 9 May 1942 to Sobibór. It is most probable that they where murdered on arrival. His name was Otto Haasz Support @sobibor.org

How do we preserve the memory of a place designed to be forgotten? On International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the Sobibor Foundation releases our first English podcast series exploring the history and legacy of the Sobibor death camp: "The Silence of Sobibor". 🎧 Listening is an act of remembrance.

How do we preserve the memory of a place designed to be forgotten? On International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the Sobibor Foundation releases our first English podcast series exploring the history and legacy of the Sobibor death camp: "The Silence of Sobibor". 🎧 Listening is an act of remembrance.