Alexander Pechersky
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Alexander "Sasha" Aronovich Pechersky, also known as Oleksandr Aronovych Pecherskyi, was a Jewish-Soviet officer. He is one of the organizers, and the leader, of the most successful uprising and mass-
Sobibór extermination camp
The memorial plaque on the building where Pechersky lived
Alexander Pechersky award certificate signed by Major General Safonov on 10 June 1949
Alexander Pechersky memorial in Tel Aviv
Escape from Sobibor
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Escape from Sobibor is a 1987 British television film which aired on ITV and CBS. It is the story of the mass escape from the Nazi extermination camp at Sobibor, the most successful uprising by Jewish
Alexander Pechersky
…about the escape was made by Claude Lanzmann, entitled Sobibor, 14 Octobre 1943, 16 heures. The revolt was also dramatized in the 1987 British TV film Escape from Sobibor, in which Rutger Hauer received a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Television) for his portrayal of Pechersky. Pechersky did not…
Escape From Sobibor