In this era of increasing antisemitism, Holocaust Remembrance Day is more important than ever.
It has always been an important day, one that is intended to mark the anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, when Polish Jews, confined to a ghetto in Warsaw, Poland, revolted against the Nazis.
On April 19, 1943, the Warsaw ghetto uprising began after German troops and police entered the ghetto to deport its surviving inhabitants. Jewish insurgents inside the ghetto resisted these efforts. This was the largest uprising by Jews during World War II and the first significant urban revolt against German occupation in Europe. By May 16, 1943, the Germans had crushed the uprising and deported surviving ghetto residents to concentration camps and killing centers. – Holocaust Encyclopedia
The Holocaust Happened, undeniably.
Today, don’t just remember the Holocaust. Remember, as my grandfather told my mother, that it can happen here too.
