Day of Remembrance for the Survivors of Sobibor

We invite you to join the annual event commemorating the survivors of the German death camp in Sobibor. This year, in addition to a free guided tour of the Sobibor Museum and Memorial grounds, there will be a presentation dedicated to one of the few survivors, Szlomo Alster. The event will conclude with a meeting with the families of the victims.

Please note that the free guided tour is available in both Polish and English.

Important information

Archival

Event date:02.06.2026 12:00
Place:Museum and Memorial in Sobibór

The event is intended for participants aged 14 and older. Participation is free of charge and does not require prior registration.

SCHEDULE

🕒 12:00–13:00 – Guided tour of the Museum and Memorial in Sobibor (available in Polish and English)
Participation in the guided tour is free of charge and does not require prior registration. All interested visitors are invited to gather at the information desk and bookstore in the museum building, where the tour will begin.

🕒 13:00–13:30 – Meeting in the education room with a multimedia presentation dedicated to Szlomo Alster, one of the few survivors of Sobibor

🕒 13:30–14:00 – Meeting with the families of the victims

Szlomo Alster

Szlomo Alster was born in Chełm on December 1, 1908. He was deported to the German death camp in Sobibor in November 1942. During the selection process, he was chosen to work as a carpenter and also worked in the railway labour unit.

He managed to escape during the prisoners’ armed uprising on 14 October 1943. Afterwards, he remained in hiding for nine months with two other escapees from the Sobibor extermination camp. In 1946, he settled in Israel. He died at the age of 84.

Szlomo Alster was one of approximately 50 prisoners from the German extermination camp in Sobibor who, after escaping during the armed uprising, survived until the end of the war.