Warsaw Ghetto Uprising commemorated on 80th anniversary
VANESSA GERA
Associated Press
Church bells and sirens sounded across the Polish capital on Wednesday to mark 80 years since the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, when hundreds of Jewish insurgents revolted against the Nazi German occupiers.
WARSAW, Poland — Sirens wailed and church bells rang as the presidents of Germany, Israel and Poland bowed their heads Wednesday before a memorial to Jewish insurgents who fought a mismatched, desperate battle against Nazi German forces in the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising.
A woman holds yellow tulips during personal unofficial observances marking the 80th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising in Warsaw, Poland, Wednesday, April 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Michal Dyjuk)
Veronique Felenbok, right, daughter of ghetto survivor Paul Felenbok, hugs his son Alix on Wednesday as they attend personal unofficial observances marking the 80th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising in Warsaw, Poland.
Children attend a minute of silence at The Umschlagplatz monument Wednesday during personal unofficial observances marking the 80th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising in Warsaw, Poland.
A woman places a yellow tulip at 'The Umschlagplatz' monument during personal unofficial observances marking the 80th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising in Warsaw, Poland, Wednesday, April 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Michal Dyjuk)
A woman holds yellow tulips during personal unofficial observances marking the 80th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising in Warsaw, Poland, Wednesday, April 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Michal Dyjuk)
Veronique Felenbok, right, daughter of ghetto survivor Paul Felenbok, hugs his son Alix on Wednesday as they attend personal unofficial observances marking the 80th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising in Warsaw, Poland.
Children attend a minute of silence at The Umschlagplatz monument Wednesday during personal unofficial observances marking the 80th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising in Warsaw, Poland.
A woman places a yellow tulip at 'The Umschlagplatz' monument during personal unofficial observances marking the 80th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising in Warsaw, Poland, Wednesday, April 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Michal Dyjuk)
