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First Name
Jehoszua Szaja
Last Name
Warszawski
Date of birth
1911
Age
Place of birth
Chmielnik
Gender
male
Profession
carpenter
Maiden name
Mother's name
Father's name
Jankiel
City
Transport where from
Kielce
Date of transport
22-24.08.1942
Story
On the ramp in Treblinka, Szaja was shot in the hand and thrown into the pit with the bodies of the murdered, but he managed to get out the next morning. The workers helped him and he joined the working group. He worked in a group of carpenters. He escaped during the uprising and was hiding with Szlomo Helman at the forester Serafinowicz.
Escape
during the uprising
Fate
Yes
Date of death
Place of death

Source

Akta IPN GK 196/69 Zeznanie Szyi Warszawskiego z 9 X 1945; AYV O.3.2267 rel. Szlomo Helman; YV RATN Julian i Stanisława Serafinowicz

Record ID
244
Insert date
15.11.2022
Update date
04.08.2023
Photo description
Photo source
The Memory of Treblinka Foundation