Person
Sam Solasz
Sam (Mejszl) Solasz
Holocaust survivor born in Knyszin who lived and operated in Bialystok.
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... Sam (Mejszl) Solasz was born in Knyszin, on the
outskirts of Bialystok, on May 5, 1928. Both his grand-
fathers were important religious functionaries in their
communities. His mother’s father was the Rabbi of
Biala-Podlask, a small town near Lublin. His father’s
father served as a sexton in Newark, New Jersey. Rais-
ing seven sons and four daughters, Mr. Solasz’s parents
were devoted to one another, and observed the tradi-
tions of their Jewish faith. ...Connected nodes
Place
Knyszin
Born In
Place
Bialystok
Lived At
Place
Knyszin
Lived At
Place
Bialystok ghetto
Participated In
Event
Birth of Sam Solasz
Participated In · Subject
Event
Solasz moved to Bialystok
Participated In · Subject
Event
Solasz returned to Knyszin
Participated In · Subject
Event
Chorowski entered the ghetto
Participated In · Participant
Person
Rabbi Lowell S. Kronick
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Place
Knyszin
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Place
Bialystok
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Place
Biala-Podlask
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Place
Lublin
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Place
Newark, New Jersey
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Place
Russia
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Place
Bialystok ghetto
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Place
Treblinka
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Place
Bialystok transit camp
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Person
Paul Chorowski
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Place
Zabludowa
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Born In
Sam Solasz → Knyszin
was born in Knyszin, on the outskirts of Bialystok, on May 5, 1928
- date:
- 1928-05-05
Lived At
Sam Solasz → Bialystok
Solasz moved from Knyszin to Bialystok
- period:
- under Russian occupation
Lived At
Sam Solasz → Knyszin
he returned to Knyszin
- period:
- during the 1941 Nazi ghetto construction
Participated In
Sam Solasz → Bialystok ghetto
he was able for ten months to slip undetected in and out of the Bialystok ghetto
- duration:
- ten months
- activity:
- slipped in and out while smuggling food
Participated In
Sam Solasz → Bialystok ghetto
smuggling food inside for the slowly starving prisoners
- role:
- smuggled food for prisoners
Associated events
Birth · 1928-05-05
Birth of Sam Solasz
Sam Solasz was born in Knyszin on May 5, 1928.
Migration
Solasz moved to Bialystok
Under Russian occupation, Solasz moved from Knyszin to Bialystok.
Migration · 1941
Solasz returned to Knyszin
Solasz returned to Knyszin when Nazis constructed the Bialystok ghetto in 1941.
Migration · 1943
Chorowski entered the ghetto
Solasz directed Paul Chorowski toward Biala Street to reenter the Bialystok ghetto.