Moshe Arens in Shdema Speaks: Warsaw Ghetto Events - Jewish World - News - Israel National News

Moshe Arens in Shdema Speaks: Warsaw Ghetto Events - Jewish World - News - Israel National News: "Anielewicz was also killed, but Lubetkin, Cukierman and dozens others escaped through the sewage pipes, came to Israel, wrote books and told their half of the story. There was no one left to tell the full story”.

Due to the suppression of the full story of the fighting in the Ghetto, the only comprehensive and reliable source remaining  to study the details of the battles were the German records. General Jürgen Stroop, commander of the forces, issued a daily update, and sometimes twice a day, with a detailed description of everything that occurred each and every day. "



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Moshe Arens in Shdema Speaks: Warsaw Ghetto Events - Jewish World - News - Israel National News

Moshe Arens in Shdema Speaks: Warsaw Ghetto Events - Jewish World - News - Israel National News: "Anielewicz and Frenkiel had different plans for the fight against the Germans. Frenkiel wanted to have a direct confrontation with the German army and to that end they positioned themselves at Muranowska Square, raised the Zionist flag, later to become the Israeli flag, and the Polish flag. Himmler had the flags taken down and for a few days a battle was waged over the flags”.

There was no one to tell of this battle, because Paweł Frenkiel and his men were killed in the fighting."



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Moshe Arens in Shdema Speaks: Warsaw Ghetto Events - Jewish World - News - Israel National News

Moshe Arens in Shdema Speaks: Warsaw Ghetto Events - Jewish World - News - Israel National News: "“If it was difficult to understand why 2 organizations were established, it was much easier to understand why they had difficulties merging together. Anielewicz’s organization was political and less militant," Arens stated. "His people were youth group participants. On the other hand, Frenkiel’s organization had a more military styled construct, people with military backgrounds who fought in the Polish army and trained in the Irgun’s cells. Anielewicz’s people couldn’t accept a situation where Frenkiel would command the fighting, despite being the most qualified”."



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Władysław Szpilman - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Władysław Szpilman - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: "Szpilman's compositions include the suite for piano "Life of the Machines" 1932, Violin Concerto 1933, "Waltzer in the Olden Style" 1937, film soundtracks: "Świt, dzień i noc Palestyny" (1934), Wrzos (1938) and Doctor Murek (1939), Concertino for Piano and Orchestra (1940), Paraphrase on Own Themes (1948) "Ouverture for Symphonic Orchestra" (1968) and many very popular songs in Poland. His works are now published in printed editions by Boosey & Hawkes · Bote & BockBoosey Music Publishers in New York, Berlin and London [15]
In 1961 he initiated and organized Sopot International Song Festival produced in Poland every Summer, now for more than 50 years. He founded the Polish Union of Authors of Popular Music."



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Władysław Szpilman - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Władysław Szpilman - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: "Szpilman was hiding out in an abandoned building at 223 Niepodległości Avenue when he was found in November by a German officer, Captain Wilm Hosenfeld. To Szpilman's surprise, the officer did not arrest or kill him; after discovering that the emaciated Szpilman was a pianist, Hosenfeld asked him to play something. (A piano was on the ground floor.) Szpilman played Chopin's Nocturne in C-sharp minor. After that, the officer showed Szpilman a better place to hide and brought him bread and jam on numerous occasions. He also offered Szpilman one of his coats to keep warm in the freezing temperatures"



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Władysław Szpilman - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Władysław Szpilman - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: "Everyone in his family was deported in 1942 to Treblinka, an extermination camp within German-occupied Poland roughly 80.5 km (50.0 mi) northeast of Warsaw. A member of the Jewish Police (Jerzy Lewinski), who recognized Szpilman from a concert, pulled him from a line of people—including his parents, brother, and two sisters—being loaded onto a train at the transport site"



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Robinson Crusoes of Warsaw - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Robinson Crusoes of Warsaw - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: "The group stockpiled water, coffee, medicines, fuel, and various foodstuffs.[19] Additionally, Beck kept a set of watercolors, crayons, ink and paper, which he used to illustrate life in the bunker.[note 8] Some of the members having fought in the uprising, the group also possessed a small cache of weapons, unusual for Robinsons. A dog, "Bunkierek" ("bunker puppy"), also stayed with them and, according to the memoirs, did not bark or make any noise.[19]"



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