Ada Lichtman
Ada Lichtman , née Fischer (born January 1, 1915 in Jarosław , Austria-Hungary , † 1993 ) was one of only 47 survivors of the German extermination camp Sobibor in occupied Poland . She fled during the Sobibór uprising on October 14, 1943.
Life
Ada (also known as Eda, in Yiddish Ethel) Fischer came to the extermination camp in June (year?) And was selected as a labor prisoner . She had to work in the laundry in camps 1 and 2. In the camp she met Itzhak Lichtman , whom she later married. Her husband was involved in the Sobibór uprising and killed the SS man Josef Vallaster together with another prisoner with an ax.
She and her husband emigrated to Israel in 1950. After the couple, the main characters in the film Escape from Sobibor were designed by Jack Gold . They had previously been interviewed by the screenwriter of the film Richard Rashke , and their statements about the extermination camp are published in the book of the same name.
Eda Lichtman appeared on April 28, 1961 as a witness in the Eichmann trial and told her experiences for the Jewish Historical Institute in Warsaw and Yad Vashem . Claude Lanzmann published an interview with Ada and Itzhak Lichtman from 1979 in 2017 ( Four Sisters , Part 2: “To the funny flea”).
See also
Web links
- Statement by Ada Lichtman (1961) Eichmann trial, 20th day of negotiations
- From Mielec to Sobibor. The Testimony of Eda Lichtman (1965), Holocaust Testimonies
literature
- Richard Rashke: Escape from Sobibor. Bleicher Verlag, Gerlingen 1998. ISBN 3-88350-740-7 .
- Jules Schelvis : Sobibór extermination camp. Unrast-Verlag , Hamburg / Münster 2003. ISBN 3-89771-814-6 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lichtman, Ada |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Fischer, Eda; Fischer, Ada (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Polish Holocaust survivors |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 1, 1915 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Jaroslaw |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1993 |