"19 April 1946. To those who fell in the unprecedented heroic struggle for the dignity and freedom of the Jewish nation, for a free Poland, for the liberation of man. The Polish Jews." (Translation provided anonymously.)

"The round plate is tilted towards the (non-existent now) gate of the Ghetto, through which the Nazi tanks at the outset of the uprising tried to break." -- A Guide to Jewish Warsaw (©1996 Our Roots. All rights reserved.)