On this day, the Jewish forced laborers at Treblinka, Poland began to revolt after over a year of preparation. The resistance group, the Organizing Committee, was inspired by the Warsaw Ghetto uprising. Although the Treblinka Prisoner Revolt is lesser known, it is just as impactful when understanding the history of Jewish resistance. Julian Chorazycki, a Jewish doctor who helped run the infirmary for SS officers at Treblinka, was the lead in planning the revolt. Unfortunately, he was caught, and rather than giving the Nazis names of fellow resistance members, he sacrificed himself. Taking over Chorazycki’s position was Berek Lajher, a Jewish doctor and former Polish Army officer. On August 2, the gas chambers not operating allowed for the revolt to begin. Lajher and his fellow resistors used an imprint of a key to the camp arsenal to acquire weapons for the uprising and were masked over by nearby construction. A resistor used a hose to douse a large portion of the camp with gasoline, resulting in much of Treblinka bursting into flames. 300 prisoners managed to escape, although most members of the resistance died. Nevertheless, there was a success, as the resistors killed 40 SS guards. The last survivor of Treblinka, Samuel Willenberg, passed away in 2016.