Jack
Waksal
Jack Waksal
Jack was born in September 1924, in the small town of Yedlinsk, Poland, where he lived with his parents, brother, and two sisters. At the age of 15, his world changed forever when the Nazis invaded his hometown. Jack and his family were forced into ghettos and labor camps, marking the beginning of a harrowing struggle for survival.
During the war, Jack endured slave labor in multiple military camps and munitions factories, including Pionki. He escaped death six times—once by narrowly surviving execution at the edge of a mass grave. He was recaptured and sent to four different camps. [...+]
My visit to Jack
