After the German conquest of Britain, the British Jewish population was, as in Poland, subjected to the harsh ghettos where most already lived, specifically in Whitechapel, London. It became a center for British resistance, as many Jews were already part of the guerrilla group and had maintained links with the Allies. Many of the Jews were also part of the Communist party, now an armed resistance group, e.g "British Liberation Army". Alexander Goldman, a prominent leading rebel fighter and Jew, helped plan out a massive rebellion beginning from the ghettos of Whitechapel, where he himself grew up. With tight communication and months of planning, the Jews of the London Ghettos were now ordered to spark an uprising; they were smuggled weapons and ammo by American forces.