Aaron Kaye was born on December 24, 1928, in Pultusk, Poland, not far from Warsaw. He lived with his parents, Freya and Shraga (Feivel), and two younger sisters, Miriam and Hannah. Aaron’s father served in the Polish Army, and his grandfather was an army tailor. Aaron’s grandfather made small...
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Sara Golcman Bedzow was born July 28, 1926, in Leopoldów, Poland, outside of Warsaw, to Feiga and Jacob Golcman. Her Orthodox family...
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Hella Burstein Grynbaum Schwarz was born in Blinow, Poland. Together with her older brother Marian and some cousins, formed the Bron partizan...
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Leib Solc was born in Vilna, Lithuania. His mother was a widow, and Leib was one of eleven children. At a young...
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Benjamin Bedzow (Bedzowski), was born on November 11, 1933 in the town of Lida, Poland, located in present-day Belarus. He lived with...
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Antal (born as Adolf) Oppenheimer was born on January 17, 1910, in Budapest, Hungary. His early childhood was spent in the vicinity...
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Eliahu Ostashinski was born near Novogrudok, Poland, now Belarus, where he worked as a blacksmith. Before the war, Eliahu served in the...
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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.
