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David Elazar in Israel, circa 1947-48. David in Israel, circa 1947-48. David in Israel, circa 1947-48. David in Israel, circa 1947-48. David in Israel, circa 1947-48. David in Israel, circa 1947-48. David, post-war. David in Western Australia. David's documents for immigration to Western Australia. At the start of the war, David's mother changed his birth year so he was eligible to join the Russian army. David's documents for immigration to Western Australia. At the start of the war, David's mother changed his birth year so he was eligible to join the Russian army. David's wife, Norma at Bondi Beach, Australia, circa 1940s. David and Norma on their wedding day. David and Norma on their honeymoon. David during their honeymoon. Norma during their honeymoon. David and his son, Daniel. David with his children, Daniel and Vicki. David with his children, Daniel and Vicki. From left to right: David, Norma, David's daughter Vicki, David's son-in-law Gabriel Lips, and Gabriel's parents, Ida and Isak.
Yugoslavia Partisan

David Elazar

David Elazar was born on September 16, 1919, in Kosovska Mitrovica, then part of Yugoslavia. David had eight siblings, Moshe, Nissim, Yaakov, Mendel, Denisa, Regina, and Viktoria. David was the middle child among them. His father, Yisrael, worked as a merchant trader, and his mother, Rachel (Rivka), was the...

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Poland Partisan

Eugene Katz

Eugene (Zalman) Katz was born in the small village of Dzisna in eastern Poland on January 6, 1925. He lived with his...

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Poland Partisan

Irving (Itzchak) Resnik

Born May 22, 1922, in Novogrudok, Belarus to Aaron Isser and Chaika, Irving (Itzchak) Resnik was one of five children; he had...

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Poland Partisan

Yehoshua Kanonich

Yehoshua Kanonich fled from his hometown of Manyevich, Poland on September 1, 1942, as the Gestapo was emptying the surrounding villages of...

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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.

A 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.

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