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During the Holocaust Jews did not go to their deaths as sheep to the slaughter; they fought back.
People have a myth stuck in their heads that during the Holocaust, Jews went to their deaths “like sheep to the slaughter.” But this is where the real story begins. Jews did not go as sheep to the slaughter. They fought back.
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Preview: 1/27/2025 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
People have a myth stuck in their heads that during the Holocaust, Jews went to their deaths “like sheep to the slaughter.” But this is where the real story begins. Jews did not go as sheep to the slaughter. They fought back.
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"Resistance: They Fought Back" provides a much-needed corrective to the myth of Jewish passivity.Providing Support for PBS.org
Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship- [Abba Kovner] It is true, we are weak and defenseless, but resistance is the only reply.
(machine gun firing) (somber music) - [Narrator] Life in the ghetto was a chain of resistance.
- It required unbelievable courage.
- So this is a story that gives you power to live.
- Jews did not go their death as sheep to the slaughter.
They fought back.
The Evolution of Armed Resistance
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Kovner wrote a Manifesto, the first published call for Jews to fight back. (2m 54s)
Jewish Partisans in the Forest
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Many groups of Jews escaped the ghettos to fight in the forests, denying these areas to Germans. (3m 26s)
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Even in Nazi death camps, Jews rebelled. (1m 46s)
Questioning the “sheep to the slaughter” myth…
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Children were among the most tragic victims in the Holocaust. (1m 39s)
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Few Jews had access to weapons in the Warsaw Ghetto, but they resisted nonetheless. (3m 41s)
The Role of Women in the Resistance
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Women played an outsized role in the Jewish resistance, risking their lives daily. (5m 36s)
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The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising was the first armed battle against the Germans. (5m 2s)
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