82 years ago, on April 19, 1943, the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising began—the largest Jewish armed resistance against Nazi occupation in Europe during WWII. Honor their courage with POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews by sharing a yellow daffodil, the symbol of remembrance for the Uprising. Download our digital daffodil, share your photo, and be part of the campaign! #RememberingTogether #WarsawGhettoUprisingCampaign 🌼 | Muzeum Historii Żydów Polskich POLIN

🔼 Above: A scene from The Pianist, a film portraying the 1943 Warsaw Ghetto, where Jews were confined by Nazi forces, restricted from passing through certain streets, monitored, and segregated from the rest of society. 🔽 Below: A photo from the West Bank in 2025, where Palestinians live under an Israeli military regime that imposes strikingly similar restrictions—segregated road systems, military checkpoints and entire areas where Palestinians are forbidden from walking or driving simply due t

#OnThisDay the battle of the Warsaw ghetto began in 1943. A force of 2,000 Nazi SS troops attacked the ghetto with tanks and machine guns. ⁠ ⁠ They were met with gunfire and temporarily driven out. SS General Stropp ordered the ghetto set on fire with artillery and flamethrowers. ⁠ ⁠ The fighting raged for weeks until Jews ran out of ammunition. Thousands died in the burning buildings. ⁠ ⁠ The Warsaw ghetto uprising ended on May 16, 1943. 7,000 Jews died during the revolt. Only seventy Jewish fi

On August 1st, Poland commemorates the Warsaw Uprising, a pivotal event that symbolizes the nation’s courage and resistance. During the Warsaw Uprising, approximately 12,000 to 13,000 insurgents were killed, and around 25,000 were wounded. It is estimated that between 130,000 and 200,000 civilian residents of Warsaw lost their lives during the uprising. TVP World historian Jan Darasz gives an an in-depth explanation of the uprising. For more history and insights about Poland’s capital, be sure t