Uprising Page #3

They suffer anyway.

Every day they die of disease, starvation,

and worse, and you sit at a table, sir.

You negotiate with Germans

as if they're reasonable?

Yes, I do. I try to minimize the harm.

Believe it or not, so do we.

Please give us a chance.

Give us some money

and your support to get started.

Your dream is a romantic notion

that will get you all killed.

And I will not support them. I will not.

You should be wearing a hat.

In this weather you can get pneumonia.

Good day.

And five, six...

...seven, eight.

Pli and stretch.

Relev, down.

Grand pli...

...five, six...

...seven, eight.

Grand pli...

...one, two, three, four.

They're gone.

It's clear.

They're gone.

So you talked to Czerniakow?

-What did he say?

-He said they won't support us right now.

-So what about later?

-We're going to be more persuasive.

Perhaps we can rendezvous

at the Copernicus statue tonight...

...and discuss your views more fully.

There are many things

we must talk about today.

It is our priority

to find more women couriers...

...who can pass as Gentiles,

and work on the Aryan side.

-Why not men who can pass?

-Clara.

Men do not fare as well in a strip-search.

Circumcision.

I know you will think it's dangerous,

but I have some fresh bread for you.

Look.

Papa?

Papa!

Papa!

Papa!

I have bread for you!

"One, two, three

"One, two, three

"One, two, three"

You're okay here?

Yes.

Because you can stay with me, yeah?

You know this.

It's fine with me.

You feel safer here, don't you?

Yes. On the street, I'm afraid.

And if you were to be taken,

I would be alone.

You've been thinking about this.

Go to class. Go.

"One, two, three

"Children marching on the road

One, two, three

"One, two, three

"They're on the road

The sun is shining, smiling at the children

"One, two, three

"One, two, three"

Dr. Korczak.

Have you had any luck

convincing Czerniakow to help us?

No.

But come to our next recital.

Yes. Join us on Thursday.

Czerniakow loves recitals.

Very good.

-Tosia, is this the child?

-Yes.

-You found her near the cemetery?

-That's correct.

And you lack the resources to care for her?

I have nothing.

This child is not well.

Mrs. Linder,

can we afford to take another child?

We cannot.

We cannot take another child.

But then, we have no choice, do we?

-I want you to meet my family.

-Yes.

-My wife, Else.

-Pleasure, madam.

This is Calel Wasser,

one of our finest young officers.

And this is our daughter, Inka.

We'll let you two get acquainted.

It's a lovely house.

Thank you.

That ring, I couldn't help but notice.

It's very unique.

-Yes.

-Have you had it long?

No. Just since my birthday.

And your father gave it to you?

-Yes. How did you know?

-Just a guess.

We just had reports that there were

mass killings in the village...

...where your parents live.

No one survived.

How about the rumor that the Gestapo

has offered you a certificate to Palestine?

It is not a rumor. It is the truth.

I refused.

I must thank you for your help,

raising money for us.

I wish I could do more for the children.

Then, by all means, do more.

Do not lose your temper.

Let me do the talking, okay?

You do the talking.

Mr. Chairman?

Mr. Chairman, you have received

our latest request?

Yes, I have received it.

You want to buy arms.

And the Council?

-They are aware.

-And?

You want to buy guns. And then what?

Jewish honor.

Jewish honor.

A father who's hiding his son

is not honorable.

A rabbi who is teaching a child his lessons

is not honorable.

A mother who is taking care

of her children and many more...

...she is not honorable either.

No, for you, honor....

Honor can only come out

of the barrel of a gun.

You talk about Jewish honor.

I talk about Jewish responsibility.

Call it what you like.

Will the Council support

the resistance movement?

No, they will actively oppose it

for your own good.

What? You've heard of the mass killings

at Radom and Kielce, yes?

These are not rumors. These are facts

from the mouths of our own people.

Outside of Chelmo, thousands of Jews

were taken in sealed vans...

...with hoses pumping gas into them.

I know this because my parents

were among them.

I am sorry for your loss...

...but the largest armies in the world

have not been able to defeat the Nazis.

What makes you think that a handful

of untrained Jewish citizens...

...with pistols will be the ones to prevail?

So, instead of opposing the Germans,

you want to leave the fate of our people...

...in their very hands?

Mothers held their infants to their breasts

to protect them from the gas.

When the Germans found these babies

still alive, they would swing them...

...against trees to kill them.

Is that graphic enough for you?

-That is not the point.

-That is the point!

Then let's just salute.

Salute? Salute what?

Your disciples. Your followers.

Your foot soldiers.

-My what?

-They are all over there in the parade.

That's your honor, Chairman.

Halt!

Halt!

Halt!

This is an illegal gathering.

You are instructed to return

to your homes immediately.

Is this really necessary?

I struggle to find why our recital

is injurious to the Third Reich.

I believe that concludes today's program.

Please, join us tomorrow

for a very special salute...

...to Richard Wagner.

Good evening.

Jew.

-Play something for us.

-We have just been instructed to go home.

I instruct you now.

Play something.

You. Play something.

Grab the guns.

I am sorry about your friend.

What the hell do you think

you were doing?

-I was avenging a murder.

-But the Germans will retaliate.

They do whatever they want anyway.

This is not a responsible

fighting organization.

-Then we're not a responsible organization.

-You must not act impulsively!

We must carefully plan and coordinate

every action we take.

I'm sick of watching, waiting,

and standing by being passive.

-I won't do it anymore!

-We are not passive!

Prudent in our actions.

We need to get weapons

from the Polish underground.

Arie needs all the help he can get.

-Will you look after my sister?

-I will look after Gina. Go.

Five, six, seven....

Move!

And what is this?

You are Czerniakow,

the chairman of the Jewish Council?

Yes.

I am Dr. Fritz Hippler.

I'm with the Public Information Office.

Please.

Under the auspices of Secretary Goebbels,

we document Jewish life in the Ghetto.

-We wish you to be a participant.

-What do you wish me to do?

Sit at your desk and conduct business

as you would. Come over here.

-What is this?

-This makes the picture look good.

-I would not have that.

-Good.

Now, I want you people

to talk and conduct business...

...as you would on any normal day.

Please, have a seat.

-Are we ready?

-Yeah.

And roll camera. And begin.

Begin talking.

-Adam.

-Yes, Nathan.

Are you aware that there is

a rather large candelabra on your desk?

Yes, I am aware.

Keep talking.

And are you aware that wax is dripping

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