On August 1, we commemorate the anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising, a major World War II resistance operation launched by the Polish underground in 1944 against German occupation.
For 63 days, Warsaw fought with resilience and determination. Among the resistance fighters were Jewish survivors of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, escapees from concentration camps, and Jews hiding on the “Aryan” side of the city.
Many Jewish fighters joined the Home Army and other formations under assumed names, and their contributions are increasingly recognized today.
We remember all those who fought and died in the struggle for freedom and dignity, including the Jewish prisoners of the Gęsiówka concentration camp, who were liberated by the “Zośka” Battalion on August 5, 1944.
