Tag: Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
Recognizing a righteous sacrifice
While the Holocaust is often associated with Jewish victimhood, Yom Hashoah v’Hagvura also highlights the bravery and sacrifices the Jewish people made during this devastating time in history. One such example is the Warsaw Ghetto...
The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising and the Living Challenge of Anti-Fascism
My late father, Charles Slucki (Sluggo), used to tell me that April 19, the start of the Warsaw Ghetto uprising, is a heylige date, or holy day, his Yom Kippur; that even though he remembered...
Poland commemorates the 75th anniversary of Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
Poland marked the 75th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising on Thursday with Polish and Jewish leaders praising the heroism and determination of the fighters against near certain death.
“We bow our heads low to...
Today, 75 years of the Warsaw Ghetto uprising are commemorated. A history of resistance...
It is 75 years since the beginning of one of the most heroic deeds of the Jewish people: the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, during which less than a thousand Jews confronted the powerful Nazi army...
Remembering the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
The following speech was delivered at Der Shteyn (The Stone), Riverside Park, New York City, on April 19, 2017, the 74th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising.
It’s been hard for me to focus on...
Commemorating the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
This week marks the 74th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, a Jewish revolt against the Nazis that began on April 19, 1943 and lasted until May 16, 1943. Although thousands of Jews were...
Warsaw Jewish community buries damaged Torah scrolls
Warsaw's Jewish community on Wednesday held a burial of damaged Torah scrolls in the Polish capital, an ancient ritual that some believe had not been carried out since the war.
Poland's chief Rabbi Michael Schudrich...
Warsaw Ghetto Uprising anniversary remembered
Events around the Polish capital on Wednesday marked the 74th anniversary of the outbreak of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising.
Prime Minister Beata Szydło and other leading politicians, including the head of the opposition Civic Platform...