Escape from Treblinka: The Joseph Polonski Story
Creator(s)
- Michael Berenbaum (Narrator)
- Joseph Polonski (Subject)
- Michael Berenbaum (Producer)
- Joseph Polonski (Contributor)
- Ms. Sonia Breslow
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- Ken Winikur (Director)
Scope and Content
This documentary film details the Holocaust experience of Joseph Polonski, one of two known individuals to escape from the Treblinka death camp. The film profiles Polonski's life before, during, and after the Holocaust. It includes original narration, excerpts from an interview with Joseph Polonski, as well as archival photographs and film. 01:35 Early Life. 02:40 Lukow Ghetto 07:45 Deportation 10:04 Cigarette Ally 12:12 Treblinka 14:31 Escaping Treblinka 15:44 On the Run 18:47 Becoming a Partisan 20:37 Starting Over 26:01 Closing credits
Note(s)
Third parties may hold copyright to some of the film, photographic, and audio aspects used in the creation of this documentary. Due to the complex nature of this work and the multiple different contributors of materials, the use statement has not been assessed at this time.
People
- Polonski, Joseph.
Corporate Bodies
Subjects
- Displaced persons.
- Deportation.
- Emigration and immigration--United States.
- Jewish resistance.
- Luków (Lublin, Poland : Powiat)
- Escapes.
- Silvaki (Poland)
- Jewish ghettos--Poland--Luków (Lublin)
Places
- Treblinka, Poland
- Lukow, Poland
Genre
- Film
- Documentary films.