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Poland remembers Ghetto uprising Poland remembers Ghetto uprising
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Poland is holding events to commemorate the 65th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto uprising.Poland is holding events to commemorate the 65th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto uprising.
Polish President Lech Kaczynski will host ceremonies at the Ghetto Fighters Monument alongside survivors and Israeli President Shimon Peres.Polish President Lech Kaczynski will host ceremonies at the Ghetto Fighters Monument alongside survivors and Israeli President Shimon Peres.
Ceremonies start at 0900 GMT with the lighting of candles at the site from where thousands of Jews were sent to the Treblinka death camp. Ceremonies start at 0900 GMT with the lighting of candles at the site from where the Nazis sent thousands of Jews to the Treblinka death camp.
The uprising was the largest act of Jewish resistance in the Holocaust.The uprising was the largest act of Jewish resistance in the Holocaust.
For nearly a month in 1943, several hundred Jews, armed with pistols and home-made bombs, resisted German attempts to eradicate the Ghetto.For nearly a month in 1943, several hundred Jews, armed with pistols and home-made bombs, resisted German attempts to eradicate the Ghetto.
By that time, the Nazis had sent 300,000 Jewish residents of the Ghetto to the gas chambers at Treblinka.By that time, the Nazis had sent 300,000 Jewish residents of the Ghetto to the gas chambers at Treblinka.
The BBC's Adam Easton says Poland's Jewish community used to be the largest in Europe, but was almost completely wiped out in the Holocaust.The BBC's Adam Easton says Poland's Jewish community used to be the largest in Europe, but was almost completely wiped out in the Holocaust.
A candle-lighting ceremony will also take place at the site of the bunker where the leader of the uprising, Mordechai Anielewicz, and 80 followers killed themselves as Nazi forces suppressed the uprising.A candle-lighting ceremony will also take place at the site of the bunker where the leader of the uprising, Mordechai Anielewicz, and 80 followers killed themselves as Nazi forces suppressed the uprising.
The commemoration will close with the Kaddish, or Jewish prayer for the dead, and a multi-faith service.The commemoration will close with the Kaddish, or Jewish prayer for the dead, and a multi-faith service.