re: #729 Occasional Reader

IIRC Treblinka was, proportionally, the most lethal of the camps. Almost everyone deported there was sent straight to the gas chambers immediately upon arrival; there were almost no Treblinka survivors. (Or I may be confusing it with Sobibor?)

There was a handful. I’ve been there, and you are correct. Almost all the people that arrived there were dead with in 8 to 24 hours. Some people were culled out because they had gold in their teeth, or nice hair, or may have been physically fit enough to fulfill some labor task.

If you are interested in a survivor story, get the book “Rok w Treblince” by Jankiel Wiernik.

It is available in a Polish/English version. Try the major book sellers.