Sonia Boldo was born in Novogrudok, Poland in 1922. She came from a very wealthy family, attended the best schools, and even had aspirations of enrolling at a university in Paris. She was the middle child amongst four brothers. When the Germans invaded the town in December 1941, she...
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Hertzel Nohomovski was born in Novogrudok, Poland on April 28, 1920 but lived most of his life in the nearby town of...
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Alexander Salomon was born on June 22nd, 1919, in Zvollen, Slovakia, and grew up in an isolated, ultra-orthodox community in Dej, Transylvania,...
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David Elazar was born on September 16, 1919, in Kosovska Mitrovica, then part of Yugoslavia. David had eight siblings, Moshe, Nissim, Yaakov,...
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The story of Lea Berkowsky Friedberg is one of hope and strength of spirit. It is that incredible combination that gave her...
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Betkhe Stul Solc was born in the village of Byenyakoni, Lithuania, in present-day Belarus. She lived with her parents, Yankel Zissel and...
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Jack (Idel) Kagan was born on April 7, 1929, in the town of Navahrodok, Poland (current day Novogrudok, Belarus). He lived in...
Read MoreA place for families of Jewish partisans from World War II to connect and share their stories.
Approximately 30,000 Jews fought back during the Holocaust as Jewish partisans. They fought in organized, armed resistance groups throughout Europe, saving thousands and striking back at their oppressors in countless ways.
