Object numberM1997/015:002
Description
Black and white photo of Pope John Paul II's visit to the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising Memorial, Poland, March/April 1984. The Pope is depicted with his hands raised infront of the memorial.
The memorial, created by Nathan Rapoport in 1948, erected amidst the ruins of the Warsaw ghetto, arose a desperate and immediate need to pay tribute to those who managed to fight back. The bravery of the Warsaw ghetto fighters was immortalized in stone in order to provide evidence that – despite claims to the opposite – the Jews did fight back and did not meekly go like "lambs to the slaughter" to the death camps and killing pits. The memorial to the Uprising depicts a tableau of seven figures, gathered around the central figure of Mordecai Anielewicz, one it's leaders.
Black and white photo of Pope John Paul II's visit to the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising Memorial, Poland, March/April 1984. The Pope is depicted with his hands raised infront of the memorial.
The memorial, created by Nathan Rapoport in 1948, erected amidst the ruins of the Warsaw ghetto, arose a desperate and immediate need to pay tribute to those who managed to fight back. The bravery of the Warsaw ghetto fighters was immortalized in stone in order to provide evidence that – despite claims to the opposite – the Jews did fight back and did not meekly go like "lambs to the slaughter" to the death camps and killing pits. The memorial to the Uprising depicts a tableau of seven figures, gathered around the central figure of Mordecai Anielewicz, one it's leaders.
Production placeWarsaw, Poland
Production date 1984-03
Subjectmemorials, commemoration service
Object namephotographs
Dimensions
- width: 243.00 mm
height: 180.00 mm
Credit lineSydney Jewish Museum Collection, Donated by Mrs. Sophie Caplan