Between 5 to 6 million Jews were killed during the Holocaust. The Jews knew they stood no chance yet they stood under their own terms. The Holocaust took place during World War II in 1933. Nazis deported Jews into ghettos and eventually into extermination camps. Jews fought to maintain their humanity with armed and unarmed resistance.
Armed resistance is the act of refusal with violence. Jews snuck in arms into the ghettos to fight against the Nazis. “Weapons were smuggled into ghettos” (Jewish Uprising) This was their form of resistance. Jews eventually gained up enough weapons to fight back the Nazis. The number of arms they had still stood no chance against the Nazis. At the same time, Jews also resisted in an unarmed manner.
Unarmed resistance
Armed resistance is the act of refusal with violence. Jews snuck in arms into the ghettos to fight against the Nazis. “Weapons were smuggled into ghettos” (Jewish Uprising) This was their form of resistance. Jews eventually gained up enough weapons to fight back the Nazis. The number of arms they had still stood no chance against the Nazis. At the same time, Jews also resisted in an unarmed manner.
Unarmed resistance