Warsaw Ghetto Research Paper

The ghetto was where the Nazis send all the remaining Jews to live in. It was located on the outskirts of Germany. Most Jews had to watch their families and friends die in front of them. They were done watching people getting killed in front of them. On September 1942 the United Partisan Organization was formed in the Vilna ghetto. They built a secret headquarters and weapon factory in a basement that was hidden from the Nazis, mapped all alleys and cellars while traveling without being detected. They stocked guns and taught new members on how to fight and use a grenade. A little while later they gathered more than 200 fighters. Near the beginning of September, 1943 the Jews heard that the ghetto was going to be destroyed and decided to attack when the German soldiers arrive. On September 23rd, 1943 the Nazis
-The first picture one describes the jewish resistance. These people are armed and ready to fight.
-The second picture shows you the destroyed building after being liquidated. The Warsaw Ghetto uprising- Gabrielle
The Warsaw Ghetto was the largest ghetto in Germany. This resistance inspired other ghettos to fight back the Nazis. 300,000 Jews were deported to the Treblinka extermination camp leaving 70,000 jews in the Ghetto. Most of the jews were slowly dying from illnesses or starvation. Around 1000 men formed the Jewish Fighting Organization. Their main slogan was “Brothers, don’t die in silence. Let’s fight!” On January 1943 the organization fought back the Nazis. The Nazis lost 20 soldiers and 50 were injured. The Nazis soldiers retreated and left the ghetto alone. The Jews knew that the German soldiers were going to come back. On April 19, 1943, at 2 AM the SS soldiers return to liquidated