Warsaw ghetto

‘The Jewish Revolt: A Warsaw Ghetto Exhibition’ turns memory into witness - review

Auerbach arrived in Warsaw in 1933 as a journalist and has dedicated her life to remembering Holocaust victims.

|ByNOAH ROTHSTEIN
CAPTURED JEWS are led by German troops to the assembly point for deportation. Photo taken at Nowolipie Street, near intersection with Smocza Street.
The Hall of Names at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial museum in Jerusalem on April 12, 2026, ahead of Israeli Holocaust Remembrance Day.

'We will remember': IDF chief of staff issues statement ahead of Holocaust Remembrance Day

In the letter, Zamir vowed to “remember the communities that were erased from the face of the earth; the voices of the boys and girls, the elderly and the young, who were led to the crematoria."

|ByLEO FEIERBERG BETTER
Janusz Korczak motivated the children in his care by giving them jolly cards.

Ghetto Fighters’ House: World's first Holocaust museum keeping memory, message alive

The Ghetto Fighters’ House brings rare archival artifacts and stories to Givatayim for International Holocaust Remembrance Day, linking past resilience to today’s changing world.

|ByBARRY DAVIS
Visitors tour an exhibition, ahead of Israel's national Holocaust memorial day at Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Center, in Jerusalem April 23, 2025.

Prominent Holocaust survivors die, including ‘librarian of Auschwitz,' last Warsaw Ghetto fighter

Six months after the Claims Conference estimated that 220,800 Holocaust survivors remained alive, that number has dropped below 200,000, according to the group’s executive vice president.

|ByGRACE GILSON/JTA

On this day 78 years ago, the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising broke out

It was the first large-scale revolt by Jews during World War II.

APRIL 19, 2021BySARAH CHEMLA
Captured Jews pulled out of Warsaw Ghetto bunkers are led by German Waffen SS soldiers to 'Umschlagplatz,' the assembly point for deportation.

Kiryat Yam Absorption Center renamed to honor Warsaw Ghetto Uprising hero

his is the second time that the absorption center in Kiryat Yam has been named after her in recognition of her contribution to the Zionist enterprise.

MARCH 16, 2021ByALAN ROSENBAUM
Jewish Agency Chairman Isaac Herzog and Mayor David Even Tzur naming the Zivia Lubetkin Absorption Center.

Jewish doctors in Warsaw Ghetto stopped epidemic in its tracks

Jewish doctors in the ghetto, it seems, enforced social distancing and put those infected in quarantine: much like today.

JULY 25, 2020ByTAMAR URIEL-BEERI
Jews held at gunpoint by Nazis during the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising.

March of the Living program to air, giving hope in face of antisemitism

The program will feature notable celebrities, and will also commemorate the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising and the end of World War II.

JUNE 14, 2020ByCELIA JEAN
Actress Mayim Bialik arrives at the 21st Annual Critics' Choice Awards in Santa Monica, California January 17, 2016.

JMU of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising to be added to Israeli curriculum

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

APRIL 30, 2020ByCELIA JEAN
Jews held at gunpoint by Nazis during the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising.

Does Halacha approve of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising?

Are military actions likely to result in death 'brave', or should the preservation of life take priority?

NOVEMBER 15, 2019ByRABBI SHLOMO BRODY
Captured Jews pulled out of Warsaw Ghetto bunkers are led by German Waffen SS soldiers to 'Umschlagplatz,' the assembly point for deportation.

Janusz Korczak remembered 77 years after his murder in the Holocaust

Yad Vashem will hold a special symposium and commemorative ceremony on Tuesday

AUGUST 5, 2019ByILANIT CHERNICK
The 'Janusz Korczak and the Children' sculpture by Boris Saktsier

Polish dance troupe recalls Warsaw Ghetto

The harshness and heroism that existed during the time of the Warsaw Ghetto will be on full display in Polish dance group KONTRA’s new theatrical dance performance “Righteous Among the Nations."

JUNE 20, 2019ByCOURTESY
A SCENE from ‘Righteous Among the Nations.’

U.S. Military cadets visit Israel for educational tour

Young American military personnel can learn a lot from tourism their ally in the Middle East and discussing issues with their IDF counterparts.

MAY 31, 2019ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
US military cadets visit the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising memorial in Poland as part of 'Our Soldier's Speak' Israel Strategy and Policy Tour

Preserving the history of Poland Jewish community

The Warsaw Ghetto Museum opens in 2023

MAY 3, 2019ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder addresses a ceremony commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising on April 19, 2018