Abstract

It all began in Munich. When I interviewed survivors of the Sobibor death camp (“Vernichtungslager”) after the trial of John Demjanjuk (2009–2011), ² they all praised and loved Aleksandr (“Sasha”) Pechersky, the Russian Jew who had led the revolt and escape that saved their lives. ³ Pechersky, the uncontested leader of the revolt of October 14, 1943, was mentioned in every individual story.