A place for families of Jewish partisans from World War II to connect and share their stories.
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Benjamin Bedzow


Benjamin Bedzow (Bedzowski), was born on November 11, 1933 in the town of Lida, Poland, located in present-day Belarus. He lived with his parents, Michel and Chasia, along with three older siblings—Leah, Charles, and Sonia. His parents owned a large department store on the main street of town. Before...

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Hermann Wygoda


Hermann Wygoda was born on November 18, 1906, in Offenbach, Germany to Polish parents, Chana and Maier Wygoda. He had a younger...

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Rochelle Sutin (Schleif)


Rochelle Schleif was born on July 15, 1924, and grew up in Stolpce, Poland. Her father was a very successful businessman. As...

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Ruth Lapidus (Novopudsky)


Ruth Lapidus, maiden name Novoprudsky, born on October 18, 1925, was one of the Jews who survived the Holocaust by fleeing into...

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Sonia Orbuch


In 1941, the small Polish town of Luboml fell under German occupation following Germany’s attack on the Soviet Union. Among the 8,000...

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The biographies on this site are compiled from testimonies, recollections, transcripts, memoirs, and biographies of Jewish partisans, their children and their grandchildren.