Warsaw Ghetto Boy Essay

The Warsaw Ghetto Boy There the boy stands with his hands up, surrendering to the evil of man, surrendering to the gun in the man’s hand, surrendering to the power that is the Nazis. The picture of the boy in the Warsaw Ghetto is known as the Warsaw Ghetto Boy who does not yet have a true identity. There are men here and there stating and declaring that they are the boy in the picture but no one is confirmed to be this iconic boy. Although the picture of this famous boy is so iconic, no one truly knows his identity. The Warsaw Ghetto was a devastating hell-hole for those who were forced against their will into it.

Life in the Warsaw Ghetto was fatal and devastating to many to say the least.
Life in any ghetto was horrific as well but today we will be talking about the Warsaw Ghetto. Specifically the uprising in this concentration camp that came to be. The …show more content…
Death awaited in these ghettos. The Warsaw Ghetto was a famous ghetto during the Holocaust, a.k.a the setting of the iconic picture “The Warsaw Ghetto Boy”. The uprising occurred in 1943 and was where the Jews, who were awaiting to be sent to their sure death in the extermination camps, fought against the Nazi soldiers. An organization known as the Jewish Fighting Organization launched a surprise attack on the Nazi soldiers in January 1943. Stated in an article on this uprising, “The Warsaw Ghetto”, the author writes, “The fighting lasted until May 1943, when Nazis bombed the ghetto—the blocked-off area where Jews were forced to live—and demolished the Great Synagogue of Warsaw.” (Gilbert). The uprising is almost inspiring due to the fact that it lets people know that not all of the Jewish people lost hope and life, that there were others that wouldn’t stand to let Hitler and the Nazi soldiers get away with everything that they’ve done and plan to do. The underground group known as the Jewish Fighting Organization reminds me of the the Underground Railroad, where the african american slaves could not