Two Flags: Return to the Warsaw Ghetto

by Marian Apfelbaum

The Warsaw ghetto uprising was planned and accomplished by two organizations, the ZOB (Zydowska Organizacja Bojowa Jewish Fighting Organization) and the ZZW (Zydowska Zwiazek Wojskowy Jewish Military Union). While the part of the ZOB is well known though multiple books and articles, the part of the ZZW has been largely ignored for political reasons. Using extensive primary source material from Polish, Jewish and German sources, much of it here translated into English for the first time, the role of the ZZW is reported and analyzed, with special attention given to the fierce battle waged over the Polish and Jewish flags hoisted over the ghetto.

372 pages, Paperback

Published August 10, 2007

Reviews

[Meirav Rath · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is extremely personal, so take every opinion and aspect of the ZOB because Apfelbaum's far too involved in the people and survivors of the ZZW.

Still, this is a wonderfuly detailed book about a resistance organisation little is known of and should be read by anyone interested in the resistance to the nazi regiem, whatever aspect of it they may be interested in.

Highly recommended.