The program will feature notable celebrities, and will also commemorate the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising and the end of World War II.
Many are aware of the Jewish resistance led by Mordechai Anielewicz, in the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, but few are aware of an additional group of fighters: the Jewish Military Union
Are military actions likely to result in death 'brave', or should the preservation of life take priority?
Yad Vashem will hold a special symposium and commemorative ceremony on Tuesday
Young American military personnel can learn a lot from tourism their ally in the Middle East and discussing issues with their IDF counterparts.
A debate over who did what in the Warsaw Ghetto Revolt is part of broader dilemmas of commemorating the Holocaust.
Anielewicz is not, however, the only central figure in the monument. Above him, a bare-breasted woman is holding a baby high up in her arms toward the heavens – perhaps as an act of rebellion.
When Deborah asks Rotem if he thinks they’ll make it, he responds: “The only thing I can think of is how to blow the bastards up.”
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