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Thomas 'Toivi' Blatt(1927-2015)

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Thomas 'Toivi' Blatt was born on 15 April 1927 in Izbica, Lubelskie, Poland. He was a writer, known for Escape from Sobibor (1987), Die Gestapo (2004) and Auschwitz: Inside the Nazi State (2005). He was married to Dena. He died on 31 October 2015 in Santa Barbara, California, USA.
BornApril 15, 1927
DiedOctober 31, 2015(88)
BornApril 15, 1927
DiedOctober 31, 2015(88)
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Known for

Alan Arkin, Rutger Hauer, and Joanna Pacula in Escape from Sobibor (1987)
Escape from Sobibor
7.3
TV Movie
  • Writer(as Thomas Blatt)
  • 1987
Die Gestapo (2004)
Die Gestapo
7.6
TV Series
  • Self - concentration camp survivor(as Thomas Blatt)
Auschwitz: Inside the Nazi State (2005)
Auschwitz: Inside the Nazi State
8.6
TV Mini Series
  • Self - Jewish Prisoner, Sobibor
  • Self - Former Jewish Prisoner, Sobibor(as Thomas Blatt)
Nazi Fugitives (2010)
Nazi Fugitives
7.6
TV Series
  • Self - Sobibor Survivor

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Writer

  • Alan Arkin, Rutger Hauer, and Joanna Pacula in Escape from Sobibor (1987)
    Escape from Sobibor
    7.3
    TV Movie
    • manuscript "From the Ashes of Sobibor" (as Thomas Blatt)
    • 1987

Additional Crew

  • Alan Arkin, Rutger Hauer, and Joanna Pacula in Escape from Sobibor (1987)
    Escape from Sobibor
    7.3
    TV Movie
    • technical consultant (as Thomas Blatt)
    • 1987

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Thomas Blatt
  • Born
    • April 15, 1927
    • Izbica, Lubelskie, Poland
  • Died
    • October 31, 2015
    • Santa Barbara, California, USA
  • Spouse
    • Dena1957 - 1986 (divorced, 3 children)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article

Did you know

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    Blatt was among the prisoners who managed to escape from the death camp Sobibor in Poland in 1943. He later moved to California and wrote about his experiences in "From The Ashes of Sobibor".

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