The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
Thesis
The Warsaw Ghetto uprising led by 23-year-old Mordecai Anielewicz, dispelled the myth of Jewish passivity during WWII, inspired other movements of Jewish resistance, and demonstrated that collective action is not always a product of ideal times.
The Years Before
Nazi-sponsored persecution and mass murder fueled collective and individual Jewish resistance throughout occupied Europe during WWII. Between 1941 and 1943, about 100 underground movements of Jewish resistance had formed throughout occupied Europe.
The knowledge had spread that in the summer of 1942, a majority of ghetto inhabitants had been deported to Treblinka, a mass killing center.
Mordecai Anielewicz and The ZOB
On July 28, 1942, The Jewish …show more content…
On April 19, 1943, the uprising began when German soldiers entered the ghetto and attempted to deport the remaining inhabitants. On the morning of the final deportation, the entire Jewish population went into hiding and then proceeded to ambush the German forces.
After the uprising had continued for several days, SS Major General Jürgen Stroop ordered the ghetto to be burned to the ground. Seven hundred and fifty fighters held out against the Germans for almost a month, but on May 16, 1943, the resistance came to an end.
The Impact of The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
Short-term
An estimated 7,000 Jews were killed during the uprising, and a majority of the survivors were captured for deportation to concentration camps and the Treblinka killing center.
The remaining inhabitants of the ghetto lived among the rubble until the liberation of Warsaw on January 17, 1945.
Long-term
The Warsaw Ghetto uprising had a strong impact on Jews as a people. The news of the uprising spread across Europe through secret networks of correspondence and soon became an enduring symbol of hope for the Jewish people. In 1943, the same year as the Warsaw Ghetto uprising, there were several other uprisings in Vilna, Bialystok, and a number of other
Thesis
The Warsaw Ghetto uprising led by 23-year-old Mordecai Anielewicz, dispelled the myth of Jewish passivity during WWII, inspired other movements of Jewish resistance, and demonstrated that collective action is not always a product of ideal times.
The Years Before
Nazi-sponsored persecution and mass murder fueled collective and individual Jewish resistance throughout occupied Europe during WWII. Between 1941 and 1943, about 100 underground movements of Jewish resistance had formed throughout occupied Europe.
The knowledge had spread that in the summer of 1942, a majority of ghetto inhabitants had been deported to Treblinka, a mass killing center.
Mordecai Anielewicz and The ZOB
On July 28, 1942, The Jewish …show more content…
On April 19, 1943, the uprising began when German soldiers entered the ghetto and attempted to deport the remaining inhabitants. On the morning of the final deportation, the entire Jewish population went into hiding and then proceeded to ambush the German forces.
After the uprising had continued for several days, SS Major General Jürgen Stroop ordered the ghetto to be burned to the ground. Seven hundred and fifty fighters held out against the Germans for almost a month, but on May 16, 1943, the resistance came to an end.
The Impact of The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
Short-term
An estimated 7,000 Jews were killed during the uprising, and a majority of the survivors were captured for deportation to concentration camps and the Treblinka killing center.
The remaining inhabitants of the ghetto lived among the rubble until the liberation of Warsaw on January 17, 1945.
Long-term
The Warsaw Ghetto uprising had a strong impact on Jews as a people. The news of the uprising spread across Europe through secret networks of correspondence and soon became an enduring symbol of hope for the Jewish people. In 1943, the same year as the Warsaw Ghetto uprising, there were several other uprisings in Vilna, Bialystok, and a number of other