History & Archeology

The Warsaw ghetto uprising: Armed Jews vs. Nazis

Published

October 11, 2015

During World War II, 30, 000 Jewish partisans fought in Eastern Europe, in their own combat units. In Western Europe, where anti-semitism among the conquered gentile population was less severe, Jews were able to participate as individuals in the national resistance, rather than having to fight in separate units. For example, in France, Jews amounted to less than one percent of French population, but comprised about 15 to 20 percent of the French Resistance. One of the most successful battles of the Jewish resistance was the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. Nearly every Jew who participated was eventually killed — but they were going to be killed anyway. By choosing to stand and fight, the Warsaw Jews diverted a significant amount of Nazis resources from battlefields elsewhere, thus hastening the Nazi defeat.

Read the full story at The washington Post, by David Kopel

In this article:Jewish history, Antisemitism, the Holocaust, Finance, Religion/Belief

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