The 82th anniversary of the raising of the Jewish neighborhood Warsaw
1April 9, 1943and A group of armed militants led by Mordchai Anielewicz provided armed resistance For Germans in Goto Warsaw.
“The rebels knew that they had no possibility against the genocide represented by the Germans. So it was so A struggle for dignity, for decent death, without any hope of victoryHe says in an interview with Zofia Bojańczyk “Euronews”, Narcissus coordinator of the Pauline Museum of the History of the Polish Jews.
This The intifada referred to the defeat from the beginningand In the middle of World War IIDespite the successes of the rebels in the early days of the uprising. “This is a handful of Jews, youngsters, and the militants badly, I managed to surprise the Germans,” says bojanczyk.
Remember that in 1943, the war lasts four years, and the Germans were killing the Jews, therefore These young people had already seen the death of their friends and familyThey had gone through hell, HolocaustAnd the Germans were completely surprised to find some resistance from the Jews. “
“You had to die with a weapon at hand.”
The Pauline Museum of the history of the Polish Jews has committed to transfer the story and present the heroes of the uprising. He was one of the lifting leaders Marik Edman. “In addition to being an important figure of solidarity, the exceptional doctor, from the Holocaust, and was a guardian of Jewish memory,” explains the coordinator of the Nafefuds Museum, the coordinator of Narcissus to “Euronus”.
On your Facebook pageThe museum recalls Edman as follows: “There were no illusions: he knew that they would not defeat the German army. So far killer. Not by himself, but for those who do not want to die negatively. “.
“After the war, he talked about the uprising with simple words: We had to die with weapons at hand. But his battle did not end in 1943: Throughout his life, he defended the weakAs a doctor saves the hearts of people and when a social fights for the dignity of others. “
Narcissus in paintings
Marik Edelman, the last commander of the Jewish combat organization, received Yellow flower bouquet From an unknown person on April 19, every memory of an uprising.
“They were often narcissus, because it is the narcissus station. Put this package in the monument for Gueto heroesIn the Warsaw neighborhood in Muranów, where today, in front of this memorial, the Polish Jewish History Museum, which is organized by the Narcissus campaign. “Along with Marik Edelman, more and more people came, which made this memory gesture, as well as depositing yellow flowers in the memorial,” says bojańczyk.
Marik Edelman died in 2009, but until the end of his life, the sound of consciousness in Poland and one of the inevitable authorities was.
Since 2013, on the occasion of the seventieth anniversary of the uprising teams, the Pauline Narcissus Museum distributes yellow paper to Warsaw residents through their volunteers, and asks them to be played in their clothes. thus, Celebrates the anniversary Indeed, all those who fought in the Jewish neighborhood Warsaw.
“When I say everyone who fought, I do not only mean the rebels who fought with weapons on hand, but too Those who resisted a civilian. “These people who hid in Benthaus were in warehouses and fought every hour and every day of their lives,” says Zofia Bojańczyk.
“But they were also people who supported the lifting of the other side of the wall, between Try to provide weaponsFund regulator, false evidence, and so on. So it is a full range of people who fully resist this resistance device. “
Strong Warsaw ID
In 2013, the volunteer base was rare. Since then, more than 15,000 volunteers have participated in the work, Distribution of more than two million yellow flowers. “This procedure has moved from being this maro, local, not only patriotic, but also reaches many countries around the world,” says bojańczyk. Narcisus was sent to more than 30 countries. “This year, in fact, we will take us from Buenos Aires to Melbourne (Australia).
our Volunteers are mainly people who do not have Jewish rootsTherefore, for them, the motivation is not the history of the family, but it is Warsaw from the body, blood or people who have a strong identity with Warsaw, the history of their city, which happened here in Warsaw. and They move a strong feeling that Warsovia is a city of uprisings Often we remember very well and very well a survey in 1944, but before Warsaw was also lifted there was Geto Warsaw in 1943. “
propagandaGeto Warsaw raised It was the greatest Jewish uprising during World War II. “It should be noted that it was the first urban uprising in the occupied Europe.” – Add the procedure coordinator.
Hoster, help, openness
Every year there are more schools that are related to the work of Narcisus. Zofia Bojańczyk also tells in an interview with “Euronews”, this year they are More than 6000 schools, libraries and institutions throughout Poland, to which they send educational materials to To which they tell the history of wiping the Jewish neighborhood.
“But the important thing is that it is not only about history, that is, knowing the dates of the important characters who participated in the uprising, etc. It also approaches concepts such as sympathy, assistance and opennessBe open to the other person. If we have an open mind and an open heart towards another person, then what happened in 1943, or rather all the machines that led to the Holocaust, will simply happen again, ”explains the campaign organizer.
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