Resisting

How would you define resistance?  How did Jews and non-Jews resist Nazi oppression?  What do you think about their actions?

I would define resistance as not giving in to force, and striking back. Non-Jews resisted by helping Jews. They provided them with transportation out of German occupied territories, they hid them in attics, basements, and in secret rooms. They sometimes even adopted small Jewish children into their families to keep them out of Nazi camps. Jews resisted by praying, and pretending to have a "normal" life. Some also resisted with weapons. Young Jews resisted by escaping from the ghettos. Keeping diaries was also a form of resistance. Creating fake documents and listening to forbidden radio broadcasts were non-violent ways to resist. Simply to survive was a victory. I think these actions are very heroic, even though they were risking their own lives they saved many lives. Helping Jews was punishable by death in most places. I think if there were more people like the ones who helped Jewish people more lives could have been saved.