A small wooden stove sits against a brick wall. A pipe directs the smoke out of a small hole in the brick. A large pile of household goods is stacked to the right of the stove.
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Underground bunker in Warsaw

An underground bunker, built by Jews in Warsaw in preparation for anti-Nazi resistance. This photograph shows cooking facilities in a bunker. Jews hid in bunkers while the Germans systematically destroyed the ghetto during the uprising. Warsaw, Poland, April 19–May 16, 1943.


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