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Marek Edelman (last leader of the Warsaw Ghetto uprising) dies
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Contributor | New Jerusalem |
Last Edited | New Jerusalem Oct 02, 2009 06:09pm |
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Category | Obituary |
Author | BBC |
Media | TV News - British Broadcasting Corporation BBC News |
News Date | Saturday, October 3, 2009 12:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
Description | The last surviving leader of the 1943 Warsaw ghetto uprising against the Nazis, Marek Edelman, has died at the age of 90.
The uprising - triggered by the Nazis' decision to send residents to concentration camps - lasted three weeks before it was crushed.
Mr Edelman, then 23, was one of 200 young Jews who fought German troops.
His friend, Paula Sawicka, told the Associated Press that he died "at home, among friends".
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