Holocaust Resisters: Roza Robota by TAFSIR ISLAM

Who, What, When, and Where?

ti8559913 — 2024-04-18 17:15:05 UTC

In 1944, Roza Robota made a revolt in the Auschwitz Concentration Camp. She told a woman that has been working under the munitions to scrape the explosive powder they had into her nails. They gave the gunpowder to a prisoner named Borodin to make bombs to escape. But the people got scared and set off the bombs, which caused a lot of commotion. About 600 prisoners escaped, but all of them were either recaptured or killed.

Act of Resistance:

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The act of Resistance that Roza Robota attempted doing was trying to free prisoners from the Auschwitz Concentration Camp. Even though Roza failed to save the prisoners, he was still killed because of all the commotion she caused. Roza Robota was publicly hanged with 3 other women after the incident in the Auschwitz Concentration Camp.

Song: Feed the Machine

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Quote:

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“Be strong and be Courageous.”

-Roza Robota 1945

https://www.motl.org/be-strong-and-courageous-last-words-of-roza-robota-member-of-the-jewish-resistance-in-auschwitz-birkenau/

Websites to learn more about Roza Robota:

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https://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/robota-roza

Relevant Picture of Roza Robota:

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Roza Robota's last words and the Auschwitz Concentration Camp.

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Roza Robota being publicly hanged.

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Roza Robota throughout the years.

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Roza Robota before death.

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Roza Robota whenever she was a kid.

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Roza Robota in daily life.

When Was Roza Robota Born And When Did She Die?

ti8559913 — 2024-04-18 18:02:38 UTC

Roza Robota was born in 1921 in Ciechanow, Poland. She died on January 6, 1945, in the Auschwitz Concentration Camp. She was publicly hanged for causing a disruption in the Auschwitz Concentration Camp.

What Roza Robota did for a living:

ti8559913 — 2024-04-18 18:15:10 UTC

Roza worked in the clothing kommando which is a labor unit. What Roza did in that unit was sorting the personal belongings of the dead. Since she did this job a lot, she gained a high status at that post.

Why did Roza Robota cause a commotion in the Auschwitz Concentration Camp?

ti8559913 — 2024-04-18 18:37:39 UTC

Roza was asked by the Polish Underground to smuggle explosives to the Auschwitz Concentration Camp. She got another lady to help her cause the commotion. Although she died while resisting, it still shows that the Jews were going to resist.

What was the aftermath of the commotion made in the Auschwitz Concentration Camp?

ti8559913 — 2024-04-19 00:08:30 UTC

An investigation was carried out by the Gestapo. Three prisoners named Ala Gertner, Regina Safirsztain, and Ester Waisblum were caught and tortured, but they didn't tell the Nazis who else participated in smuggling in the explosives. A half-Jew named Eugen Koch found out that the three woman and Roza Robota were the people that started all the commotion, resulting in their death later on.

Roza Robota's Family:

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Roza Robota was born in a middle-class family. She had one brother, one sister, one mother, and one father. None of Roza's relatives' names are known.

How Roza Robota Is Still Remembered Today:

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In Sydney, Australia, there is The Roza Robota Gates that were named in her honor. Even though Roza Robota's actions were a tiny dent in the holocaust, people still remember her for her heroic actions. People respect her because she was still able to fight back during one of the darkest periods of time, just like many other Jews.