Event · Death
Hersz Mersik died
Mersik died from typhus in the Bialystok ghetto on January 28, 1943.
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... Unfortunately, in the midst of gathering docu-
ments describing the ruination of the region around
Bialystok, Mersik contracted typhus, apparently from
one of the refugees who brought the disease with him
into the Bialystok ghetto. On January 28, 1943, around
midnight, Mersik died, but not before he left with
Tamarof all the information about his archive activities.
Three days later, on January 31, a massive funeral was
held in tribute to Mersik, attended by large crowds
within the ghetto. Mersik’s death was a horrible blow to
Tamarof, who, a month later, was on the verge of a
nervous breakdown. Nevertheless, Tamarof found the
strength to help prepare for the armed ghetto resis-
tance, after which he decided to take his life. ...Connected nodes