"They" were trying for years to forget the Ghetto Uprise leader Anielewicz and invented a new one.
This year they are trying to forget another hero Cywia (Zivia) Lubetkin.
Why?
Both Mordechaj Anielewicz and Cywia (Zivia) Lubetkin wanted to build their future in Israel.
Actually Cywia survived, moved to Israel and her granddaughter Roni Zuckerman, the first female F-16 jet fighter pilot for the Israeli Air Force, received her wings in 2001.
Already during the war and also after WWII the influence and the importance of the Żydowski Związek Wojskowy - ŻZW in the Warsaw Ghetto Uprise was downgraded. Partly due to the fact that there were almost no survivors from ŻZW. ŻOB and ŻZW fighters were approx. 1200 - 1300 (my estimation). If so the number of Bund fighters will be below 8-9%. Now in Poland one is trying to force the false idea that Bund was the leader of the Uprise and not the Zionist-groups and ŻZW.
Today dr. Dreifuss from Israel and dr. Stola from Poland are going to discuss this particular problem. Therefore, I wrote a open letter to dr. Dreifuss, see below.
Dear Dr. Dreifuss,
I saw that You are going to discuss with dr. Stola "the second battle" in Warsaw Ghetto on another forum.
As You already know, during the Summer 1943 Bund was ascribing to themselves the predominant, almost an exclusive role in the Warsaw Ghetto Uprise.
In the name of historical truth You should correct this false legend and undeserved merit. The battles in the Ghetto of Warsaw, like those in the other ghettos and concentration camps, were initiated, organised and conducted by zionist organisations like "Hechalutz”, "Dror”, "Freiheit”, '"Hehalutz Hazair”, "Hashomer Hazair”, "Poale Zion-Z.S." and "Left Poale Zion". These organisations took the initiative to form Anti-fascist block in May 1942 and took the leading part in the battles in January 1943 and in April 1943. They also supplied the largest number of fighting groups and the fighters. They also offered the greatest sacrifice of blood. There were 22 fighting units in the Uprise of them Bund had just 4.
Another false legend and undeserved merit concerns Marek Edelman. After the last big group of Jews left Poland in 1968-1969, he was created as a leader of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprise. At the same time all the real leaders of the Ghetto Uprise were "actively forgotten"!
Historian, Dr. Stola, during his time at Museum Polin, actively supported the false Bund story. It would be meaningful if You could ask him about it.
Roman Romuald Wasserman Wroblewski, Ph.D.
Chairman Swedish Holocaust Memorial Association.
Wiem że wielu moich drogich przyjaciół popiera symbolizm żonkili i w dobrej woli, ale dla mnie to jest w pewnym stopniu jak zgrzyt gwoździa po szkle. Żółty kolor nigdy nie był symbolem Żydów - był narzucony przez ich oprawców. Kwiaty nie są w tradycji żydowskiej ofiarowane w żałobie lub na grobach. Dlaczego nie używać historycznie tradycyjnych symboli żydowskich tak jak tarcza Dawida ("gwiazda Dawida") lub menora? Rozumiem że żonkil jest bardziej dyskretny chodząc po ulicy i bliższy tradycji otaczającej większości - ale jaka jest cena tego kompromisu jeśli chodzi o dumę (nie zwycięstwo) o którą powstańcy walczyli w tej drugiej (lub kolejnej) Masadzie - getcie Warszawskim?
