The Nazi Uprising: The Warsaw Uprising

The Pianist's Depictions of Historical Events The Warsaw ghetto uprising fighters was formed when Jews in Poland learned that the Germans main plan was to eradicate the Jews completely. Before the Jews learned about the plan of Nazis, they did not carried out acts resistance against their enemies. The driving force that started this resistance was that if Nazi plan was to destroy the ghetto, resisting these perpetrators was not an option to the Jews but a survival mechanism. Einwohner states that

Uprising in the Ghetto         The Holocaust is a very known event.  The Holocaust was the genocide of Jews by the German Nazi Party. The Holocaust lasted from 1941-1945. One significance at this time period was the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising that began on April 19, 1943. German soldiers, along with German police officers, went into the ghettos to deport any remaining inhabitants (“Warsaw Ghetto Uprising”). Although the Hitler and the Nazi Party felt like deporting Jews from their homes was right, the

and some Jews, even though their attempts were mostly unsuccessful, rose up against the Nazis. Although the odds were greatly stacked against the Warsaw fighters, they still kept fighting the Nazis for the cause of freedom and humanity. One of the reasons the Nazis were so successful was because of their organization skills. One method used by the Nazis was ghettoization. Ghettos were formed when the Nazis surrounded a city and fenced it in with barbed wire and trapped the Jews

Good morning / afternoon Mr Retsos and 10HT today I will be speaking to you about the Warsaw ghetto uprising but before that I will give you a brief summary of the Warsaw ghetto. When Poland was invaded by Germany in September 1939, more that 400,000 Jews in Warsaw, the capital of Poland, were imprisoned in an particular area of the city which was no more than 2 square miles. In November 1940, this ghetto was sealed off by brick walls, barbed wire and armed guards. If anyone was caught leaving the

resistance,” (Michel Foucault). Even under extreme persecution by the Nazis the Jews still had the power to resist. The Z.O.B. was formed by mostly young people when reports of mass murder in the killing center leaked back to the Warsaw Ghetto. During the Holocaust the Z.O.B. in the Warsaw Ghetto assisted in armed resistance which helped many Jews survive. The Z.O.B. was led by 23 year old Mordechai Anielewicz. While in Warsaw the Z.O.B. issued a proclamation calling for the Jewish people to resist

dedicated to fighting the German Nazis, some Jews chose to fight them armed and others chose the more peaceful way of resisting, like spirtual resistance. While the Nazis had more power than the resistance groups throughout the war, armed Jewish resistance had a major role fighting against the German Nazis because these Jewish resistance groups were formed dedicated to fighting the Nazis for their freedom, and people in the concentration camps and ghettos also resisted the Nazis in their own limited ways

With Jews being killed left and right by the Nazis, only those who are brave are left to stand up to their merciless predators. With Hitler coming to power came the mass death of millions of Jews or in other words the Holocaust. The Holocaust has erupted many things such as groups being formed, people arms bearing against the Nazis, and the failure of many uprisings. Almost all hope is lost for the Jews, starved and forced to work until a spark emerges from the heart of the ghetto. With millions

were not complacent during the Holocaust. They performed both violent and non-violent resistance against the Nazis, such as spiritual resistance, forming partisan groups, and starting uprisings and riots in many ghettos and concentration camps. Spiritual resistance is defined as “attempts by individuals to maintain their humanity, personal integrity, and sense of civilization in the face of Nazi attempts to dehumanize and degrade them” by the United States Holocaust Museum (Spiritual). Spiritual resistance

Warsaw 44, directed by Jan Komasa, is a memorable war and romance film with a great deal of loss and sadness. The film is based on the 1944 Warsaw Uprising in which the Polish Underground Home Army fought to liberate the city of Warsaw from the Nazi Germans. The film accurately represents historical aspects of the uprising such as military strategy, the views and beliefs of Poles, and the events that took place during the uprising. The movie also uses various styles of acting and setting to create

To conclude, Jewish partisans, the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, and non-Jewish people led Jews to exemption. Day after day we are reminded of these terrible times. From political to comedic views, there is no way of forgetting what happened in Germany. It is an amazing feeling to know that there were some individuals who stood against the Nazis, proudly. Without those magnificent people, the war may have never ended, who knows? From young to