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19-APR-2009 Jola Dziubinska

Warsaw Ghetto Uprising Anniversary

Warsaw, Poland

Today is the 66th anniversary of the uprising in Warsaw Ghetto. Hundreds of people came to the place where the ghetto was located during the WW II. They brought flowers, mainly yellow daffodils and tulips, symbol of the fight. The ceremonies commemorating the anniversary has taken place at the Monument To The Warsaw Ghetto Heroes, the work of sculptor Nathan Rappaport (also called a Nathan Rappaport Memorial), erected in 1948.

The Nazis set up the ghetto in November 1940 in the heart of Warsaw, forcing over 400,000 Jews to live there in inhuman conditions. In April 1943 Nazi troops entered the ghetto on Heinrich Himmler's orders to liquidate the remaining population of the ghetto. They were attacked by hundreds of fighters for three weeks, the insurgents fought against 3,000 Nazi troops. After three weeks of fight, the leaders of the uprising were rounded up by the Nazis, most of them committed suicide, including its leader, Mordechai Anilewicz, putting an end to organized resistance. The Nazis razed the Ghetto to the ground and blew up the city's main synagogue as the symbol of their victory. There were some 50 to 60 thousand people in the ghetto. Some seven thousand were killed or burnt alive during the fights and about 50 thousand were transported to the Treblinka concentration camp.

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BleuEvanescence25-Apr-2009 22:00
To this day, there are still very dark humans walking the face of the planet
with very little or almost inexistant level of consciousness.
Horrible crimes against populations and individuals are performed every day,
one "inhumanity" at a time...
I wish this flame could bring light to those who have no soul...
Fantastic capture Jola.
carol j. phipps22-Apr-2009 00:51
Thank you, Jola for sharing this excellent photo and story of the horrible tragedy!
John 21-Apr-2009 16:18
"Himmler has been named Greatest Mass Murderer of All Time by German news magazine Der Spiegel."
What an awful thing to have happened. It's a beautiful memorial for such wonderful people.
Barbara Heide20-Apr-2009 19:58
Thank you for this tribute Jola!
Maaike Huizer20-Apr-2009 18:37
Impressive tribute
Guest 20-Apr-2009 17:21
I hope such atrocities are forever remembered and never repeated...
J. Scott Coile20-Apr-2009 12:36
Powerful memorial.
Yvonne20-Apr-2009 11:12
I'm with Laine, I can't understand how people can hate each other so much. A wonderful tribute Jola, thank you for the reminder of this heart-wrenching piece of history.
monica memoli20-Apr-2009 10:48
Charming image. v
Antony Swiderski20-Apr-2009 09:30
Great image, and gesture. Good to be reminded once again of those times.
Certainly for people that didn't live the memory itself, or had relatives that did............V
laine20-Apr-2009 09:13
I can never understand how one human can hate another human so much. A fine memorium, Jola.
Bill Ewart Jr20-Apr-2009 01:44
This is one of the lowpoints in human history. And all for what?
Superb photo on the other hand!! Wonderful capture of that torch/fire!!!!!!
pr_rajan20-Apr-2009 01:11
...my tributes!~V~
Cindi Smith20-Apr-2009 00:03
The story makes me cry. I pray this never happens again.
Paolo Peggi (aka Bracciodiferro)19-Apr-2009 21:50
Hola Jola!
nice and colorful pic,great angle too....V.
Paolo
Johnny JAG19-Apr-2009 20:44
Very nicely done, it's a story that needs to be told.
Guest 19-Apr-2009 20:39
wonderful capture Jola, very nicely done :) V~!
JW19-Apr-2009 20:20
Thank you for sharing this Jola and reminding us of this awful period of history.

And almost the most depressing thing is that it could happen again somewhere in the world as there is still so much inhumanity between human beings.
Inga Morozoff19-Apr-2009 19:17
Heartbreaking to think of what happened there.
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