Warsaw Ghetto Uprising began on April 19th, 1943. It was the first in Europe civil uprising against an occupier. The Jews had no chance, they were outnumbered by Germans who had much better weapon at disposal. The insurgents, however, did not fight for victory, they fought for a noble death. They wanted to prove that they will never give up.
62 thousand people died during the battles that lasted until May 16th.
The Jews who were harboured at Grzybowki Square did not realize for a long time, what was happening in the Ghetto. The Żaks decided not to tell them. However, lying to them could not last forever. This news was a heavy blow for them for Ola’s brother was in the Ghetto at that time. For some time they did not have any contact with him.
As Czesława was telling us about the uprising, we saw tears in her eyes…
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