During World War II, the Nazis captured many Jews and used them to do certain jobs for them while they were in captivity. But Jews of a camp in Sobibor, Poland, planned an incredible escape to freedom, out of harm's way. Inmates in Sobibor were forced to do little jobs under the Nazi rule in Poland. The skilled Jews were even paid to do some of their work, such as blacksmithing, carpentering, or even working as a seamstress.

Some prisoners that were already there to begin with were greeted by thousands of Jews on a train. They were immediately pulled out and given orders to line up, women and children younger than fourteen on one side, and men and teenagers over fourteen on the other. Then, they organized the groups and pulled out the skilled workers from both sides. Afterwards, they led the women and children onto one...