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Jewish Resistance. The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. Call to Armed Self-Defense (March 1942) Call to Resistance in the Ghetto (January 1943) Commanders of the Ghetto Uprising. Aims of the Jewish Fighting Organization. Creation of the Jewish Fighting Organization. The Dilemma of Jewish Self Help.
- Smuggling of Food Into The Ghetto
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- Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
In April 1943, the Jews learned the Germans planned to...
- Smuggling of Food Into The Ghetto
(Top) Background. Uprising. January revolt. Preparations. Main revolt. Casualties. Aftermath. Opposing forces. Jewish. Polish. German. In popular culture. See also. Notes. References. Bibliography. Primary sources. In other languages. Further reading. External links. Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. Coordinates: 52°14′46″N 20°59′45″E.
- 19 April – 16 May 1943
- Uprising suppressed
The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, not to be confused with the 1944 Warsaw Uprising, was one of the first and largest acts of armed resistance against the Nazi persecution of the Jews. In April 1943, as the Nazis came to deport the remaining 50,000 residents of the Warsaw Ghetto, they were met with mines, grenades, and bullets.
The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising began on April 19, 1943, after German soldiers and police entered the ghetto to deport its remaining Jewish inhabitants. Less than one thousand ghetto fighters were able to hold out against well-armed German forces for nearly a month, but by mid-May, the SS had managed to crush the resistance.
- W. E. B. Du Bois
- 1, 14-15
- May 1952
- Jewish Life, vol. 6, no. 7
Many Jews trapped in the Warsaw Ghetto during the Uprising were forced to hide as German forces burned the ghetto down in order to flush out the resistance fighters. Recorded by an anonymous writer, this diary excerpt provides a glimpse into these experiences.
Mar 23, 2024 · The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising of April–May 1943 signaled a last, heroic act of defiance in the face of impending annihilation. The demolition by the Nazis of the Great Synagogue (now restored) symbolized the end of six centuries of Jewish Warsaw.
