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Helen with her mother Esther before the war. Helen (bottom right) with two of her cousins from Lida before the war. Her cousins did not survive. 1_terris Helen and Esther in Bad Gastein DP camp. 5. Helen with friends in a DP camp 4. Helen with a few friends in a DP camp 3. Helen with friends in one of the DP camps. First photo taken in this country-Helen, Esther and Helen’s step father, Joe. Esther met him in the DP camp. This is in Passaic, NJ in front of their apartment Helen and her husband, Harry before they were married. Helen and Harry’s wedding photo - November 27, 1955 A family photo of Helen and Harry with their children, Rita and Mark Rita’s wedding. August 9, 1987 Helen and Esther in front of the Holocaust Memorial in Miami Beach, Florida. 2_terris Helen and Harry’s 60th wedding anniversary Helen’s presentation of her story to a rehabilitation facility in Freehold, NJ Helen’s granddaughter, Jacqueline’s wedding to Cedric Dana- November 16, 2016 image0 (1)
Poland Partisan

Helen Terris

Helen Terris (née Elinka Cyderowicz) was born in Lida, Poland on September 8, 1935, the only child to mother Esther Thurston Cyderowicz (née Esia Thurston), a homemaker, and father Aaron Cyderowicz, a businessman. Before the war, Helen and her family lived a comfortable and privileged life. Her father went...

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Poland Partisan

Sam (Jacob Simcha) Goldwasser

Sam Goldwasser (born Jacob Simcha) was born on November 28, 1928, in Parczew, Poland, to Yehuda Leib and Henia Goldwasser. Yehuda Leib...

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Poland Partisan

David Bakst

David Bakst was born to a loving Jewish family in Ivie, Poland (modern-day Belarus) on December 15, 1922. He had three siblings:...

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Belarus Partisan

Willie Moll

Willie Moll (Molczadski) was born on August 8, 1930 in the city of Lida, Poland (current day Belarus). He lived with his...

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Yugoslavia Partisan

Zdenka Novak

Zdenka Novak, born Zdenka Steiner in Zagreb, Croatia in 1919, was the sole survivor of her family. She lived a protected life...

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Italy Partisan

Harry Burger

Harry Burger was born on May 10th, 1924 in Vienna, Austria. The Burger family was affluent and lived a comfortable life until...

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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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