[Video] Newsom Lays Wreath at the Monument to the Ghetto Heroes in Warsaw
California Governor Gavin Newsom laid a wreath at the Monument to the Ghetto Heroes in Warsaw, Poland, on November 14, honoring the Jewish resistance fighters who died in the 1943 Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. The Governor's office posted a short video on its official account showing Newsom bending down to place the wreath at the monument.
The monument stands in the former Warsaw Ghetto and commemorates the 1943 uprising against Nazi Germany. The wreath-laying was one of Newsom's first stops on Saturday. He then visited the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews, met with museum leaders and supporters, and signed the museum's commemorative book. The museum traces nearly 1,000 years of Jewish life in Poland across eight galleries.
Reflecting on the visit, Newsom said: "What stays with you isn't just the grief; it's the whole story that's in the museum: the markets, the poets, the weddings, the life they lived through centuries. You leave understanding that this is a unique and rich history that everyone should see. The museum is a powerful reminder that we have to remain vigilant to protect what we value even in the darkest of times."
Newsom traveled to Poland after attending the United Nations climate summit, COP31. He has signed a climate partnership memorandum with Poland's Ministry of Climate and Environment and reaffirmed California's partnership with Ukraine at the America-Ukraine Clean Energy Forum in Warsaw.
Source: Office of the Governor of California
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