▁Cha im ▁Hir sz man . ▁While ▁R eder ▁submitted ▁a ▁de position ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁in ▁Krak ów , ▁Hir sz man ▁was ▁assass in ated ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁at ▁his ▁home , ▁by ▁so - called ▁" c urs ed ▁soldiers ", ▁from ▁the ▁anti - comm un ist ▁resistance ▁organisation ▁TO W . ▁( F ollow ing ▁the ▁war ' s ▁end , ▁Hir sz man ▁had ▁joined ▁MB P , ▁a ▁secret ▁police ▁organisation ▁created ▁by ▁the ▁new ▁St alin ist ▁regime ▁in ▁Poland , ▁to ▁cr ush ▁the ▁anti - comm un ist ▁under ground . ▁MB P ▁used ▁methods ▁including ▁tort ure , ▁extra jud icial ▁execution s , ▁and ▁the ▁deport ation ▁to ▁Si ber ia ▁of ▁over ▁ 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁political ▁prisoners .) ▁Hir sz man ▁was ▁killed ▁before ▁he ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁give ▁a ▁full ▁account ▁of ▁his ▁experiences ▁at ▁the ▁camp . ▁ ▁Rudolf ▁R eder ▁summar ised ▁his ▁account ▁of ▁the ▁Be ł ż ec ▁camp ▁imprison ment ▁in ▁the ▁book ▁Be ł ż ec , ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁by ▁the ▁Jewish ▁Historical ▁Committee ▁in ▁Krak ów ▁with ▁Pref ace ▁by ▁Nella ▁Rost , ▁his ▁editor ▁and ▁literary ▁helper . ▁The ▁book ▁was ▁illustrated ▁with ▁a ▁map ▁by ▁Jó zef ▁Bau , ▁a ▁Hol oca ust ▁surv iv or ▁who ▁studied ▁at ▁the ▁Academy ▁of ▁Fine ▁Arts . ▁It ▁was ▁repr int ed ▁in ▁ 1