Jewish Partisans
The Story of the Bielski Partisan Group
This brief documentary film [06:45], published by the Jewish Partisan Educational Foundation, tells the heroic story of how the Bielski brothers started the Bielski partisan group in the forests of
The Jewish Partisans of Eastern Europe: How They Survived Living in the Forest
The Jewish partisans in Eastern Europe faced constant struggle; they fought against the enemy while also perpetually seeking food and shelter. Published by the Jewish Partisan Educational Foundation, this short
The Jewish Partisans in the Rudniki Forest
This article, from Yad Vashem, includes important information about “Yechiel’s Struggle Group,” a team of 70 Jewish partisan fighters from Vilna. From the photographs included in the article, one can
Holocaust Survivors Discuss Daily Life in the Vilna Ghetto
In this video [05:24] a number of Holocaust survivors discuss what daily life was like in the Vilna Ghetto. In September 1941 the Germans established two ghettos in Vilna, #1
An Introduction to Jewish Partisans of Eastern Europe
This informative documentary [06:36] briefly tells the story of the Jewish partisans during World War II. Jewish teenagers and young adults who were able to escape the Nazis formed resistance