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Last Warsaw Ghetto Uprising Fighter Michael Smuss Dies at 99

10/25/2025

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Michael Smuss, the last surviving Warsaw Ghetto Uprising fighter, died at 99 in Israel.
Born in 1926 in Danzig, Poland, he faced persecution as a Jewish teenager in World War II.
Smuss joined the resistance in 1943 and helped forge Molotov cocktails against Nazi forces.
After liberation in 1945, he became an artist and educator promoting Holocaust education.
Germany awarded him the Federal Cross of Merit for his contributions.

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Michael Smuss, the last surviving Warsaw Ghetto Uprising fighter, died at 99 in Israel.
Born in 1926 in Danzig, Poland, he faced persecution as a Jewish teenager in World War II.
Smuss joined the resistance in 1943 and helped forge Molotov cocktails against Nazi forces.
After liberation in 1945, he became an artist and educator promoting Holocaust education.
Germany awarded him the Federal Cross of Merit for his contributions.