NPR Report Says Warsaw Ghetto’s Handling of Typhus Was Example of ‘How to Beat Back an Outbreak’
The report states that Jews in the ghetto were vigilante in maintaining public health standards to eradicate the disease.
The report states that Jews in the ghetto were vigilante in maintaining public health standards to eradicate the disease.
Polish-Jewish doctor and educator Janusz Korczak was famous throughout Europe as director of the Warsaw Ghetto orphanage and an advocate for children’s rights.
Perhaps the most lasting image from Pope Francis’ trip to Israel and the West Bank will be the pontiff praying, eyes closed, with his head against a wall.
Every survivor of the Holocaust has a distinct story, and among the most remarkable is the one told in the movie “Run Boy Run.”
Warsaw residents, including representatives of the Jewish community, marked the 71st anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto uprising.