Lost photo of Holocaust-era hero discovered 83 years later, closing a historic circle
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In March 1942, as the Nazi killing machine shifted into full force, two brothers from Lublin set out to warn the Jews of the Warsaw Ghetto of the catastrophe looming ahead. Now, 83 years later, a long-lost photo of one of them has been uncovered—completing an emotional chapter of Holocaust history.
This is the story of Tzvi and Moshe Zilberberg, two young Betar members from Lublin who witnessed the liquidation of their city’s ghetto and narrowly escaped. Their nearly forgotten tale is one of courage, resourcefulness, and tragedy—and a reminder of how historical memory can resurface in the most unexpected ways.
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Jews at the Lublin Ghetto
“Thereissilenceinthecemetery”
OnthenightofMarch16–17,1942,SSofficersinformedtheLublinJudenratleadershipoftheimpendingdeportationofthecity’sJews“forlaborintheEast.”Thefollowingmorning,themassexterminationofLublin’sJewishpopulationbeganwithdeportationstotheBełżecdeathcamp.BetweenMarch17andApril14,about30,000JewsfromLublinweresenttotheird
