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Alexander Zeisal Bielski - Biography
Alexander Zeisal 'Zus' Bielski (19 October 1912 – 18 August 1995) was a leader of the Bielski partisans that rescued approximately 1,200 Jews from Nazi execution in Belarus during World War II.
Biography
Alexander "Zus" Bielski was born approximately 1912. He grew up in the only Polish Jewish family in Stankiewicze, a small village in Eastern Poland (now Western Belarus) located between towns of Lida and Navahrudak (both housed Jewish ghettoes during World War II.) He was the son of David and Beila Bielski, who had twelve children: ten boys and two girls. With his brothers, he formed the Bielski partisans. The group hid in the forests of Belarus throughout World War II, led by the Bielskis. Zus, along with his brothers Tuvia, Aron, and Asael, managed to save 1,236 Jews. Although he left the partisans for the Red Army for a few months, he returned to save his brothers and the innocent Jews from the Germans. Today, those who were saved have over 10,000 offspring. His first wife, Cyrl Borowski, and infant daughter were murdered by th
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Alexander Zeisal Bielski
Leader of the Bielski partisans (1912–1995)
Alexander Zeisal Bielski | |
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Bielski c. 1945–1948 | |
| Born | (1912-10-19)19 October 1912 Stankiewicze, near Navahrudak, Russian Empire |
| Died | 18 August 1995(1995-08-18) (aged 82) Brooklyn, United States |
| Other names | Zus Bielski |
| Known for | Bielski partisans |
| Spouses | Cyrl Borowski (m. 1939; died 1941)Sonia Boldo (m. 1941) |
| Children | 4 |
| Relatives | Tuvia Bielski (brother) Asael Bielski (brother) Aron Bielski (brother) |
Alexander Zeisal "Zus" Bielski (19 October 1912 – 18 August 1995) was a leader of the Bielski partisans who rescued approximately 1,200 Jews fleeing from the Nazi Holocaust during World War II.
Biography
Alexander "Zus" Bielski was born in 1912 in the Russian Empire. He grew up in the only Jewish family in Stankiewicze. The small village in Western Belarus is located between towns of Lida and Navahrudak, both of which housed
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The Bielski Brothers
2003 non-fiction book by Peter Duffy
The Bielski Brothers: The True Story of Three Men Who Defied the Nazis, Built a Village in the Forest, and Saved 1,200 Jews is a non-fiction book by Peter Duffy, which was published in 2003. It tells the story of Tuvia Bielski, Alexander Zeisal Bielski (Zus), Aharon Bielski, and Asael Bielski, four Jewish brothers who established a large partisan camp in the forests of Belarus during World War II which participated in resistance activities against the Nazi occupation of the country, and so saved 1,200 Jews from the Nazis. The book describes how, in 1941, three brothers witnessed their parents and two other siblings being led away to their eventual murders. The brothers fought back against Germans and collaborators, waging guerrilla warfare in the forests of Belarus. By using their intimate knowledge of the dense forests surrounding the towns of Lida and Novogrudek, the Bielskis evaded the Nazis and established a hidden base camp, then set about convincing other Jews to join their ranks. The Germans came upon them on
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