“The heroes of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising fought for freedom and dignity in the face of an unimaginable nightmare. Like many people all over Poland, we have daffodils with each other to celebrate the memory of their courage” – she wrote on Saturday in social media Ursula von der Leyen.
“The memory of them makes us oppose anti -Semitism and hatred in every form,” added the head of the EC.
Uprising in the Warsaw Ghetto. Celebrations in the capital
In Warsaw, the commemoration ceremony of the 82nd anniversary of the outbreak of the uprising in the ghetto began at 12 from the outbreak of alarm sirens. The main part of the ceremony at the monument to the Heroes of the Warsaw Ghetto was attended by representatives of the Jewish community, veterans, righteous among the nations, representatives of state and local authorities, diplomats, representatives of Polish cultural institutions and residents of the capital.
On April 19, 1943, 2,000 The Germans entered the ghetto to finally eliminate them. Several hundred young people from underground Jewish Combat Organization (ŻOB) and the Jewish Military Association (ŻZW) opposed them. The insurgents under the command of Mordechaj Anielewicz were exhausted and poorly armed. Many knew that they had no chance, but they preferred to die in a fight to save their dignity.
Other residents of the ghetto, about 50,000 civilians for many weeks were hiding in hideouts and bunkers. Their resistance was just as important as the one with a weapon in hand. For many days they remained elusive – they went underground and did not comply with the German orders. For four weeks, the Germans equated the ghetto with the ground, burning the house around the house. The captured they killed or transported to the extermination camps.
The daffodil action is part of the celebration of the anniversary of the outbreak of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. On April 19, museum employees, volunteers and volunteers as well as schools, libraries and institutions throughout Poland will remind you of events from 82 years ago. On this day, in Warsaw and other cities in Poland and in the world, volunteers traditionally handed daffodils to passers -by.
