A place for families of Jewish partisans from World War II to connect and share their stories.
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Ida Zelwin (Chayke Dushkin)


Ida Zelwin was born Chayke Dushkin in Korelitz, Poland (now part of Belarus) in July 1915. She was the daughter of Reuben and Minia and the sister of Mottl, Zisel, Chaim, Yankel, Bayla, and Sara. Her father was a kosher butcher and her mother helped him with his business....

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Karmen Kakis


Carmen Rousso (née Karmen Kakis) was born on April 17, 1923, in the northern Greek town of Drama. She also spent a...

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Rita Gurwitz Yelgin


Rita Gurwitz Yelgin was born on June 21, 1921, in Slonim, Lithuania, and grew up in Grodno, Poland. She lived with her...

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Meyer Bronicki


Meyer Bronicki was born on March 20, 1924, in Dworzec, Poland. He lived in the village center with his parents, Feivel and...

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Marvin (Motke) Ginsburg


After situating his parents and sisters with friendly peasants, Motke Ginsburg, and his younger brother Tzalke, escaped from the Ivie ghetto and...

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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.