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Poland today marks 80 years since the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, when hundreds of Jews launched a doomed attack against the Nazis.

The presidents of Germany and Israel will join their Polish counterpart for the anniversary of the revolt, the largest single act of Jewish resistance against the Germans during World War II.

Church bells and sirens will sound in honour of the insurgents who died fighting rather than in gas chambers.

https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20230419-poland-marks-80-years-since-warsaw-ghetto-uprising

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Poland marks 80 years since Warsaw Ghetto Uprising

Poland will on Wednesday mark 80 years since the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, when hundreds of Jews launched a doomed attack against the Nazis, with the commemorations looking beyond the fighters and emphasising the civilian experience.

France 24
Apr 19, 2023 at 9:43amWeb
Show threadTom AndraszekApr 19, 2023
@TheEuropeanNetwork - Marek Edelman, one of the leaders of the 1943 Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, took part also in the 1944 Warsaw Uprising. From my blog:
https://tandrasz.blogspot.com/2011/03/marek-edelman-zycie-po-prostu-by-witold.html?m=1
"Marek Edelman. Życie. Po prostu." by Witold Bereś and Krzysztof Burnetko.

I have read this 500 page book in Polish. The English title is "Marek Edelman: Simply A Life". A 30 minute DVD is included with the book. I...

Show threadex or current IDF unwelcomeApr 19, 2023
@TheEuropeanNetwork and do not forget that the Russians waiting outside Warsaw whilst the resistance was worn down fighting a guerilla campaign before coming in and taking over
Show threadJeffrey J. DeanApr 19, 2023
@TheEuropeanNetwork @kendraleonard Almost 40 years ago, I sang in Arnold Schoenberg’s *A survivor from Warsaw*. It was a very moving experience.