Michał Samos

survivor

Michał Samos, born in 1926 in Gdańsk, Poland, was one of the last survivors of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. He was imprisoned in the ghetto, where he joined the Jewish resistance against Nazi oppression. Samos played a crucial role in the uprising by sabotaging Nazi efforts and fighting back during the uprising in April 1943. After surviving the horrors of the Holocaust, including a death march and multiple concentration camps, he eventually settled in the United States before moving to Israel. In his later years, Samos dedicated his life to educating others about the Holocaust, using art to process his experiences, and sharing his story with future generations. He passed away at the age of 99.