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Capture of Jewish Resistance Fighters
Jewish resistance fighters who fought against the SS and German army during the Warsaw ghetto uprising between April 19 and May 16, 1943, are captured.
At a Glance
Language
English — USSubject
- History
- Antisemitism
- The Holocaust
- Resistance
Credit:
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of National Archives and Record Admiistration
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