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Korczak was at the head of this army.
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The remnants of the moral soldiers
he had raised in his republic.
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The story is, Korczak was offered
permission to return home. . .
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. . .but not the children.
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He was making a statement.
''lf they go, I go. ''
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''The orphans walked
with quiet dignity.
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I shall never forget this scene.
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This was no march to the train. . .
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. . .but rather a mute protest
against this murderous regime.
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A procession the like of which
no human eye has ever witnessed. ''
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The ghetto resistance
lasted almost a month.
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Which is longer than some major armies
held out against the Germans.
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Longer than the army of France,
longer than the army of Poland.
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I think it's a symbol
of immense courage. . .
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. . .of the importance of seeing
that there are some things. . .
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. . .that are more important
than life itself.
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Mordechai Anielewicz
was a man who was aware. . .
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. . .that his life and death. . .
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. . .was gonna have a meaning
beyond the mundane.
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It was very important to him. . .
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. . .that he fought and died
in the ghetto. . .
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. . .so his death would have meaning
as defending where he lived.
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He and his wife remarkably
both made it out.
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You think it's a happy ending, that
he and his wife made it to Palestine.
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And they raised a family.
He had a family.
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And they started a kibbutz.
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But the sad part of the story
for me. . .
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. . .and what breaks my heart. . .
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. . .is that he never really
escaped the effects. . .
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. . .of what happened during the war.
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He was ravaged by survivor guilt.