Sobibor Interviews 1983-1984, interview 11, Chaskiel Menche

<p>Interview with Chaskiel Menche (Kolo 7 January 1910). Menche arrived in Sobibor in the summer of 1942 and he was briefly put to work in the sorting barracks. He was then appointed to shine shoes and make caps. Together with others he prepared a plan to murder Himmler during a visit to the camp. His desire for revenge was fulfilled when he stabbed a guard during the uprising: "My heart is lighter now for I stood in his blood".</p><p>He grew up in a closed Jewish community and spoke mainly Yiddish. In 1937 he married Hella Podchlebnik. His wife and child were killed in Sobibor. During his escape the Germans shot him in the leg. Chaskiel Menche settled in Melbourne where he died in 1984.</p><br>Date Submitted: 2012-06-291910年1月7日于科洛（Kolo）对查斯基尔·门切（Chaskiel Menche）的访谈。门切于1942年夏季被押送至索比布尔（Sobibor）集中营，短暂被分配至分拣营房服役。随后他被指派负责擦鞋与制作帽具。他曾与其他囚犯一同谋划，计划在希姆莱（Himmler）视察集中营时将其刺杀。在索比布尔集中营起义期间，他持刀刺伤一名狱警，复仇的心愿终于得偿："如今我站在他的鲜血之中，心头已然轻松不少。" 他成长于一个封闭的犹太社群，日常主要使用意第绪语（Yiddish）交流。1937年，他与赫拉·波奇莱布尼克（Hella Podchlebnik）结为夫妻，其妻子与孩子均死于索比布尔集中营。逃亡过程中，他的腿部被德军枪击击伤。查斯基尔·门切后来定居澳大利亚墨尔本，并于1984年逝世。 提交日期：2012年6月29日