Paul Sobol
Paul Sobol | |
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Holocaust Remembrance Day commemorations at the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe in Casteau, Belgium | |
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Died | 17 November 2020 | (aged 94)
Nationality | Belgian |
Occupation(s) | Advertiser, Holocaust educator |
Paul Sobol (26 June 1926 – 17 November 2020) was a
Life
Paul Sobol was born in
The family survived more than four years under the occupation, but were denounced to the German authorities and arrested on 13 June 1944. They were held in
Sobol married in 1947 and had two children. He worked in advertising and, in 1954, established his own advertising company. After initially being silent about his experiences, he became active in Holocaust education in Belgium from 1987 and spoke frequently in schools and was widely hailed as one of the foremost transmitters of memory (passeurs de mémoire) in the country by the time of his death.[1][6] He was a member of the board of directors and the education committee of the Auschwitz Foundation. He published a memoir in 2010 entitled Je me souviens d'Auschwitz (I Remember Auschwitz).[6]
Sobol died on 17 November 2020 of a ruptured aneurysm.[7]
Publications
- Je me souviens d'Auschwitz. De l'étoile de shérif à la croix de vie (Brussels: Racine, 2010), 221pp. ISBN 2-87386-680-2
See also
- Henri Kichka (1926–2020), another Holocaust survivor active in Holocaust education in Belgium
References
- ^ a b c Lempkowicz, Yossi (18 November 2020). "One of the last Auschwitz survivors died in Belgium where he worked as a 'passer of memory'". European Jewish Press. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
- ^ Demeulemeester, Simon (23 January 2020). "75 ans après Auschwitz : "Je ne veux pas de pitié. Je veux que les gens écoutent"" (in French). Le Vif. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
- ^ Goeman, Thierry (19 November 2019). "Een van laatste Belgische Auschwitz-overlevers gestorven: jarenlang zweeg hij, uit schrik dat ze zouden denken dat hij overdreef" (in Flemish). Nieuwsblad. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
- ^ ""J'étais le tatoué B 3635 à Auschwitz, cette usine à morts" (Témoignage)" (in French). La Libre Belgique. 26 January 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
- ^ "Paul Sobol, l'un des derniers rescapés d'Auschwitz, est décédé" (in French). Le Vif. BELGA. 18 November 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
- ^ a b "Décès de Paul Sobol, survivant d'Auschwitz et passeur de mémoire" (in French). The Times of Israël. 19 November 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
- ^ "Paul Sobol voulait témoigner "afin qu'un Auschwitz n'arrive plus jamais"" (in French). La Libre Belgique. 18 November 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
External links
- Auschwitz Foundation
- Interviews with Paul Sobol (video) at Témoins de la 2e génération.
- "Rescapé d Auschwitz : Paul Sobol passeur de mémoire" (video) at RTBF
- "Podcast : Paul Sobol, rescapé d'Auschwitz, témoigne pour que le monde n'oublie pas" at ONU Info (United Nations)