Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
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On January 9, 1943, Heinrich Himmler inspected the Warsaw Ghetto, an event that sent shockwaves through the community. The resistance groups recognized the visit as an ominous sign, fearing it marked the beginning of another wave of deportations. In response, they posted signs across the ghetto urging defiance: For the past six months, we have
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The Warsaw Ghetto was the largest ghetto established by the Nazis in Poland. Hundreds of thousands of Jews found themselves confined in overcrowded and unsanitary conditions. The uprising began on April 19, 1943, when the Nazis attempted to liquidate the ghetto by deporting its remaining inhabitants to concentration camps. Instead of passively submitting to their
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Today marks the 80th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. I think that not enough is actually told about the revolt. Those who resisted knew they didn’t really stand a chance. Yet they fought valiantly. The ŻOB(Żydowska Organizacja Bojowa-Jewish Combat Organization) fighters were armed with only pistols, grenades, many of which were homemade, and a
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