ResistanceDuring Nazi occupation in Europe there were some groups

that put up resistance against them. In this presentation we are going to show you some examples of anti-Nazi resistance.

Jewish members of the Resistance

Warsaw Ghetto

The Warsaw ghetto was a place in the Polish capital (Warsaw). In 1943 the ghetto was so overpopulated by Jews that Nazi soldiers entered with the only objective of “emptying it” (this meant killing and deporting Jews to camps). Nevertheless some Jews did not accept this and upraised. As a consequence they were involved in a miniwar that lasted 3 months and left 95% of the inhabitants dead and the whole ghetto destroyed.

The Warsaw ghetto being emptied in 1943

Young oppositors to the Nazis

The Nazis had several opposing groups; some of them were The Edelweiss Pirates and The Swing Movement. • The Swing Movement were middle class teenagers who were

influenced by english and american cultures. They were persecuted by the Nazis.

• The Edelweiss Pirates was formed by working class teenagers who caused serioius worries to the Nazis because they disrupted Nazi youth and took part in revolts and boicots.

Nazi campaign against young opposing groups

In the poster it can be read: Degenerate Music.

Jewish fighters

Even though some people helped the Nazis, other such as Gad Beck, who led Jew resistance in Berlin, Raoul Wallenberg, a Swedish diplomat that helped jews get foreign passports and the famous industrialist Oskar Schindler, who protected jews by giving them jobs, risked their lives to help the jewish survive.

Gad Beck Raoul Wallenberg Oskar Schindler

Resistance`s Conclusion

In our opinion the people who were brave enough to confront directly such a powerful force as the Nazis were at that time are true

heroes.

Questions

What do you think about Jewish resistance?What do you think about Jewish Heroes?What would you have done in that situation?Why do you think those people helped jews?Do you think that if more people had helped this tragedy would have been lighter?