Monday, April 29, 2024

They knew what they were giving their lives for. They die so that the nation can live - About Warsaw Ghetto Uprise in Bridges ("Mosty"), the official organ of the Polish branch of Hashomer Hatzair - 1948.

Warsaw Ghetto Uprise 1943: they knew what they were giving their lives for. They die so that the nation can live.

Didn't these fighters realize that they would pay with their lives for freedom? Of course, they knew about it. This fact others that can the surviving combat participants can attest. They still remember to. gives Diona a last hug to her companions, who are giving up on life. She was expecting them certain death. They knew that only a few fighters would come out of the ghetto walls after the battle. 
However, they knew what they were giving their lives for. They die so that the nation can live.