The Holocaust: The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising

Warsaw Ghetto The effects of living in the Warsaw Ghetto were cruel, it is a surprise that some Jews even survived, but the Jews never lost hope and fought back against the Nazis. It’s a wonder that most of the Jews were able to keep hope throughout the entire war. Especially with what they went through at various camps. The Warsaw Ghetto was one of the largest ghettos in Poland. (“Warsaw Ghetto Uprising” History) A lot of the Jewish people there were being told on the way to Warsaw that they were going to various work camps, but in reality they were being sent to their death. More Jews were added to Warsaw shortly after the German invasion of Poland, in September 1939. More than 400,000 Jews were in the Warsaw Ghetto now. (“Holocaust Resistance:
It was on August 21st of 1943. About 1,000 Jewish prisoners at Treblinka, which was a death camp, seized weapons from the camp’s arsenal, and started attacking. Several inmates were able to escape, but many of those escapees were recaptured and executed. Again, more attacks after that followed. Another event that occurred was the start of what will become known as, “The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising.” There were many Jewish fighters that were forced to stay at the ghetto, and they attacked the Germans that were occupied at Warsaw. The ghetto fighters held out for a month with attacks on the Germans, but then the revolt came to an end. This all occurred in 1943, as well. (“The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising”USHMM) Reverse the time a bit, the daily life at Warsaw was hazardous to normal, regular health conditions. There was little to no freedom allowed, just as it was allowed in any other concentration, work, or death camp. In the beginning days, of course, the Jews had to be humiliated by wearing the Star of David upon their chest, to show everyone what they
The Jewish at Warsaw also faced more forms of humiliation, such as public beatings, or to be executed for ridiculous reasons. The Warsaw Jews lived their slave-ridden lives in fear every single day. (“The Warsaw Ghetto”Local Life)
Warsaw was also one of the few camps to be surrounded by a wall. This was to prevent the captivated Jewish to escape. The wall that was surrounding the ghetto was about 9.8 feet tall, and it was topped with barbed wire.
The treatment of the Jewish at Warsaw worsened over time. Some of the wealthier Jews still got to live their life in different small comforts, rather than the poor Jews that resided at the camp. There were still normal luxuries, such as open cafes, publishing newspapers, and school lessons for the children still took place.
About 10,000 Jewish kids were enrolled in those ghetto schools, which was circa 20% of the Jewish children who resided at the Warsaw Ghetto. The Germans kept trying to put more and more restrictions on the Jewish at Warsaw, so the German banned private and public praying services. Angered, the Jewish continued with their daily praying services but in more private, and hidden,