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-Nazi persecution and mass murder led Jews to rebel against the Nazis.
-Jewish armed resistance was the most effective against the Nazis.
- Definition: An organized effort by part of population of a country to resist legally established government... (The Free Dictionary)
- Most Jewish armed resistance took place after 1942, when it was clear to the Jews that anyone who protested Nazi, their families would be killed. (Armed Jewish Resistance: Partisans)
- Jewish resistance units operated in France, Belgium, the Ukraine, Belorussia, Lithuania, and Poland. (Armed Jewish Resistance: Partisans)
-Many young Jews fled to the forests and joined the resistance movement through Partisan units.
-The Jews stole German weapons and organized attacks on the Nazis.
-Although the Nazis were surprised by the power of the Jewish resistance, they were able to end resistance groups within a few days.
Vilna Ghetto Resistance Fighter, 1942.
-Jewish resistance often took the form of aid and rescue.
-Jews had armed resistance in over 100 ghettos in Poland and the Soviet Union including the Warsaw ghetto.
(Jewish Resistance)
- groups including the Communist Party, Slovak nationalists, and Slovak
army officers planned rebellion
- goal was to overthrow the pro- Nazi government of Jozef Tiso
“Slovak National Uprising.” Shoah Resource Center, The International School
for Holocaust Studies. n.p., n.d. Website. 17 Oct. 2013
“Jewish Resistance.” United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. n.p., n.d.,
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“36 Questions About the Holocaust” Simon Wiesenthal Center. n.p., n.d.,
Web. 9 Oct. 2013
“Vilna Ghetto Resistance Fighter, 1942.” Suite 101. Website. 10 Oct. 2013.
“German Soldiers Arrest Jews During the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising.” United
States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Website. 30 Oct. 2013.
"Resistance Movement." The Free Dictionary. n.p. n.d., Web. 1 Nov. 2013.
“Czeho-Slovakia after Munich, 1938” A Selections of Maps for Europe in the 1930's. Website. 28 Oct. 2013.
“Armed Jewish Resistance: Partisans.” United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. n.p., n.d., Web. 3 Nov. 2013
- On August 28, 1944 German troops invaded
Slovakia to oppress Partisans
- the uprising began and the Partisans units, Slovak army, and more than 2,000 Jews participated in revolt
-2,000 Jews, such as underground fighters, hoped that by getting rid of the pro- Nazi government, the 20,000 Jews in Slovakia would be saved
The International Red Cross (IRC) did very little to aid the victims of Nazi persecution, however they did help the victims.
Czecho-Slovakia after Munich, 1938
- On October 27, 1944 the uprising headquarters were destroyed, signaling the end of the revolt
From 1939 to 1941, the IRC sent food packages to victims in Europe. The food packages were then distributed.
- As punishment, Germans rounded up the Jews and killed some immediately, but most were sent to concentration camps
(Slovak National Uprising)
From 1941 to 1944, the IRC refused to protest against the death of Jews because they feared it would damage their welfare, however they continued to attempt to send food packages to the victims.
From 1944 to 1945, the IRC insisted that they be allowed to visit concentration camps. They were allowed nine visits per month.