Friday, September 7, 1945 DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and The Legal Chronicle Workshops (Continued from Page 2) himself. Some Germans were shot later that day, whilst escorting Jews to the Umschlagplatz (the place from where the Jews were deported). Our action was more difficult that time as we could use neither grenades nor bombs in or- der not to hit Jews, and we were getting short of rifle and pistol- ammunition. Later in the afternoon the Ger- mans started blocking the en- trances of houses, this being pre- ceded in each case by firing at the windows. They were met however with an opposition being kept up by the fire of our groups for a considerable time. Our men re- mained all the time under heavy fire, being themselves short of ammunition. When the Germans had broken into some houses cut- ting off thereby the retreat of a group of our fighters, Shulamit and Szymon jumped out of the second floor and were killed on the spot. Szymon kept his word that he would not die before killing 5 Germans. Two of our fighters suc- ceeded in breaking through the German lines sustaining grave in- juries. Although we could not count the number of casualties among the Germans, we knew it to run high. The fight lasted some hours and the Germans finally set fire to the whole district. We were or- dered then to take positions in the shelters. There were not many Germans around, but we knew that we should not be left in peace for long, as they would soon start exterminating the Jews hid- den in the shelters. Our Area Command had time, during the lull, to make contact with other groups, especially with that of Shloime which had been operating in the quarter of Shilling's work- shops. Schwartz and Lilith, the two runners were sent out during the night. They returned two days later, after they had some skir- mishes with Germans. Three combat group s, com- manded by Shlomo had been con- stantly attacking Germans since the first day of action. A German detachment was attacked by them whilst attempting to enter ' the Shilling's workshops in order to deport the Jews by force, sustain- ing heavy losses. AO German at- tacks were repulsed. ,the fighters then set fire to a large store of timber thus rendering it impos- sible for the Germans to gain ac- cess to the shelters occupied by people. The sight of the S.S. men, ordered by their officers, to per- form penal exercises for this act of negligence filled the hearts of the combatants, watching them through windows, with deep joy. The Ghetto was burning day and night. Our fighters driven from place to place by flames and smoke, could seldom find any suit- tro able base for their operations. We open street fights. Whilst listen- were both inflicting and sustaining ing to the firing coming from the heavy losses d u r i n g that final Ghetto, for a long time, we knew phase of fighting. ! that our groups, surrounded by We were finally compelled by . Germans, were still fighting there. hunger and the hopelessness of ! *Pseudonym of ono of the central lead- our situation to seek refuge An era of the Zionist Socialist and Itecha- the "Aryan" side. Having been or- luz underground movement in Poland. The comrades mentioned In the tiered by the Area Commandant , above episode, wh o fell in the I succeeded in passing to the Ar- yen side and in getting in touch Warsaw Ghetto Battle in April. May, 1943: with Antek.* That night we man- aged to lead out 40 p e r s o n s Hen:.ch Gutman: Commander der of a through the channel. T hen the Fighting Unit of „ Dror., passage through the tunnel was He was born in the poverty- burnt and other groups which at- stricken Jewish quarter of Balut tempted to break through the Ger- !at Lodz. His family was verp poor man lines became decimated in ' and he could not even finish pub- J. D. C. SENDS HELP TO LIBERATED JEWS Page Three lie school because he had to start earning his own living at a very early age. From his very childhood I he had absorbed all the bitterness, sorrow and disillusionment of life. However, he was spurred on by a tremendous urge for knowledge 'and he would read and read books far above his age. Whn he was only a small boy he joined the Zionist Youth Movement Later he went over to the "Freiheit," the youth movement of the P o a l e Zion Z.S. where he was put into a young-ag e group where he at once distinguished himself, being far above the lads of his own age , in mental capacity. He inquired deeply into many problems for he would never reconcile himself to existing conditions. After he had been in the "Frei- heft" for a comparatively short time he proved himself a good turd devoted comrade, ever anxious to inquire, to study and to learn. B e always showed a deep interest in studying the theoretical basis and history of the movement. In ver- bal expression he was often pun- gent and sometimes even cutting. Even at that early time he had ac- quired a n extensive experience drawn from the school of life and he mastered the party tenents and values, which was only to be put to the test and vindicated later, during the great ordeal. After the outbreak of war he went from Lodz to Warsaw to- gether with the members of the Kibbutz Borochow. He was put to enforced labour at the Okiencie Airfield. (About 600 young people had to work there from dawn to dusk.) At that time such labour was still paid a wage for, a pal- try one, of course — 3.20 Zloty a day. The hardships and the pri• vations he was forced to endure only served to strengthen the na- tural qualities of determination and resoluteness in his nature. All this while he did not cease to play an important part in the under- g r o u n d work centering at the Movement Headquarters in War- saw and at the Heintz Commune located at 34 Dzielna Street. He was repeatedly mentioned in the diaries of the fighters and he dis- tinguished himself during engage- ments by his dauntless courage He fell together with his com- rades in the ranks of the fighters of the Warsaw Ghetto, at the age of 24. Shimon Heller; Born at Lodz as the son of a well-known intellec- tual family. He received his edu- cation at a If ebrew secondary school at Lodz. Member at the Hashomer Hazair, mostly active with the cultural work of the movement. In the war-time he came to Warsaw continuing his activity there. In the years 1940- 1941 he was one of the cultural workers of the Jewish Under- ground Movement in the Warsaw Ghetto. At the preparations of the Ghetto Rising he was appointed commander of the area of the (Continued on Page 15) Le Shono Tovo Tikosevu! Byas Super Service 9505 OAKLAND TO. 6.9718 14 Br; ng Our Boys Home Sooner— Buy More Bonds! Rosh Hashonah Greetings FROM HOTEL 8 RESTAURANT Europe has cracked wide open and Europe's Jews, scattered like leaves wer the Continent, are finding their way hack to the homes they abandoned in haste and fear. A million and•a half surviving Jews must start life all over agdin—they look to the American Jewish community; through the Joint Distribution Committee, as their only hope of survival. Nearly 4,70C Jewish communities in the United States have joined in the J.D.C. cain paign, through their local welfare funds, to provide a minimum of $46,. 570,000 in 1945 for the relief and rehabilitation of these survivors who look to EMPLOYEES' UNION A.F.L. 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