The only remaining survivor of the Sobibor death camp will speak at Chabad House, 26 Wickatunk Road, at 2 p.m. Aug.10. Philip Bialowitz participated in the prisoner revolt at Sobibor, Poland, in October 1943, which freed about half of the camp's 600 slave laborers during the Holocaust. An estimated 250,000 Jews, including most of Bialowitz's family, had been murdered at the extermination camp. Following the uprising, the Nazis discontinued all killing operations at the camp, according to a press release.

The revolt at Sobibor was the largest and most successful prisoner uprising of World War II, according to the press release.

Since emigrating to America after liberation, Bialowitz has testified at numerous war crimes trials. In 1987, Bialowitz served as a consultant for the CBS television movie "Escape From Sobibor." In 1989, Bialowitz was featured on the internationally televised "Hunt for Stolen War Treasures." In 2001 he lectured at screenings of French documentary filmmaker Claude Lanzmann's "Sobibor, 14 Octobre 1943, 16 Heures."

Bialowitz lectures frequently at synagogues and schools throughout North America and Europe. His eyewitness account of the Holocaust has been preserved for perpetuity in numerous taped interviews. He is currently completing work on a book about his Holocaust experiences. The first edition of the book is scheduled to be published in Polish in the fall of 2008.

"One amazing story that stands out from that time is the escape from Sobibor,"

said Rabbi Levi Wolosow, director of education for Chabad of Western Monmouth County. "We all know the stories of the Holocaust that are so sad, but this is a story about a group of people who actually confronted the Nazis. Many books have been written about it and now we have an opportunity to hear it from a man who lived it."

The lecture was planned specifically to take place on Tishah B'Av, a date on which many tragedies in Jewish history occurred, according to the press release.

"Since the 10 of August is the ninth day of the Hebrew month of Av, the day the temple in Jerusalem was destroyed, it is a sad day on the Jewish calendar and we commemorate it by fasting, repenting and praying," the rabbi said. "It is also a time to remember the more recent tragedies that happened to the Jewish people, such as the Holocaust."

Individuals interested in attending the Aug. 10 presentation may call 732- 972-3687 to make reservations.