Jews in the Warsaw Uprising
"You are free!" – these were the first words spoken late in the afternoon of August 1, 1944, by a young Pole with a "white and red armband on his arm and a rifle in his hand." Not long before, the Kedyw Kollegium "A" of the Home Army had taken over the Umschlagplatz area. Several dozen Jews from various European countries were held there at the time. We invite you to read Dr. Paweł Wieczorek's column. The largest group came from Hungary, but Polish Jews were also present. They performed slave labor […]