He-khaluts Ha-lokhem

  • Khaluts Youth Combat Organization
Identifier
691
Type of Entity
Corporate Body

Dates of Existence

Founded in 1942

History

In Krakow, in mid-1942, a coalition was formed known as He-khaluts Ha-lokhem. He-khaluts Ha-lokhem was a small group of about 100 people, which limited their scope for action. It also organized actions outside the ghetto walls, primarily in hit and run attacks. The best-known action of the Krakow organization was throwing grenades into the German café Cyganeria on 1942-12-22, killing more than a dozen people. After that attack, many members were arrested and killed; most of the rest died during the final liquidation of the ghetto in 1943-03.

Places

  • Founded and active in Poland, Krakow.

Sources

  • Museum of the History of Polish Jews, www.sztetl.org.pl