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Nina Grutz Morecki (z"l) was 18 years old when the N***s invaded Poland. Nina endured the loss of her mother, father, si...
08/27/2026

Nina Grutz Morecki (z"l) was 18 years old when the N***s invaded Poland. Nina endured the loss of her mother, father, sister, and brother-in-law before being sent to Janowska Concentration Camp as part of a work detail.
She escaped a killing pit outside of the camp and fled deep into the forest where she encountered the Polish Underground and the partisans, for whom she worked for almost a year and a half. Nina provided them with important stamped documents that allowed them to create chaos and havoc among the German military, and perhaps even save other resistors. She did this knowing the danger and the terrible punishment she would face if caught.
Toward the end of the war, Nina met and married another survivor from Lvov, Josef Morecki. Together, they had three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren at the time of Nina’s death in 2012.
Read more of Nina's incredible story here:
https://www.jewishpartisancommunity.org/.../nina-morecki.../

Back-to-school is the perfect time to introduce students to the power of primary sources.Our free "Pictures of Resistanc...
08/25/2026

Back-to-school is the perfect time to introduce students to the power of primary sources.

Our free "Pictures of Resistance" lesson plan invites students in grades 9–12 to explore the remarkable wartime photographs of Jewish partisan Faye Schulman, one of the only known Jewish partisan photographers. Through her powerful images, students examine resistance, resilience, and the importance of preserving history through firsthand accounts.

Designed for a 50-minute class, this ready-to-use lesson encourages critical thinking, historical inquiry, and meaningful classroom discussion.

Start the school year with a lesson that helps students see history through the eyes of someone who lived it.

Explore the virtual exhibit and download the free lesson plan: https://www.jewishpartisans.org/pictures-of-resistance

In 1942, Henry Lubell (z"l) was in Kolomyja, Poland, where the Germans had established a ghetto. There, Henry met his fu...
08/25/2026

In 1942, Henry Lubell (z"l) was in Kolomyja, Poland, where the Germans had established a ghetto. There, Henry met his future wife, Elizabeth. Elizabeth’s parents were able to pool their resources to smuggle their daughter out of the ghetto before it was liquidated later that year.
The Jews of Kolomyja were soon rounded up for mass deportation. Using the saw blade he kept in his boot, Henry found a loose board on the cattle car and sawed a hole big enough for him and his friends to jump through. They eventually discovered a group of partisans in the forest and were welcomed into the group. As a partisan, Henry sabotaged the Germans by supplying Soviet troops with information about German artillery positions.
After the war, Henry reunited with Elizabeth, who was living in Budapest. They were soon married and lived in Bratislava, Slovakia. In November 1950, the couple arrived in Peekskill, NY, where Elizabeth’s brother and sister-in-law were residing. They had two children, Barbara and Irwin.
Read more about Henry, born August 23, 1911, here: https://www.jewishpartisancommunity.org/.../henry-lubell.../

After escaping from the Polish town of Sarny, 17-year-old Brenda Senders (z"l) convinced a Soviet partisan general to le...
08/20/2026

After escaping from the Polish town of Sarny, 17-year-old Brenda Senders (z"l) convinced a Soviet partisan general to let her join his unit. She quickly learned how to ride a horse and shoot a gun, and soon became the general’s bodyguard.
Brenda’s unit was constantly on the move, occupying villages, conducting ambushes, blowing up bases, and obliterating bridges and train tracks. “We didn’t let the N***s rest day or night,” Brenda recalled proudly.
Brenda Senders, born on August 20, 1925, is one of seven women featured in JPEF’s new lesson plan, Jewish Women in the Partisans, now available at https://jewishpartisans.org/content/jewish-women-partisans

Bernard Druskin (z"l) was born in Vilna and became a Jewish partisan after escaping from the ghetto, which he did with t...
08/18/2026

Bernard Druskin (z"l) was born in Vilna and became a Jewish partisan after escaping from the ghetto, which he did with the help of a compassionate N**i soldier who showed him how and when to escape. Joining the FPO, the United Partisan Organization, Bernard hid in the Naroch Forest of Belarus, and lived in a zemlyanka (an underground bunker, camouflaged with tree branches).
Later, as a member of the Markov brigade, Bernard sabotaged railroad and telephone lines, and stole food from the German Army. On one sabotage mission, Bernard and his compatriots blew up 5 kilometers of train tracks used by the N***s. They called the explosion of this unexpected victory “Hanukkah Lights.”
Read more about Bernard Druskin (z’’l), born August 18, 1921, and watch his video accounts of wartime survival here: http://www.jewishpartisans.org/partisans/bernard-druskin and his blog at https://www.jewishpartisans.org/bernarddruskinblog

After playing a key role in the Marcinkanze Uprising that allowed him and others to escape the ghetto, Bernard (Berel, B...
08/14/2026

After playing a key role in the Marcinkanze Uprising that allowed him and others to escape the ghetto, Bernard (Berel, Boris) Novick (z"l) used the gold coin his father gave him to buy a machine gun with a missing part. He re-built the part, repaired the machine gun, and became a machine gun operator.
He later joined a group of Red Partisans, serving as a scout, a fighter, an explosives expert, and a medic when needed. During a mission in 1943, Berel showed incredible bravery when he opened fire on approaching German soldiers through the windows of an unoccupied farmhouse, going from window to window to make it appear as if the house was full of fighters, allowing those inside to escape.
After the war, Berel, born August 14, 1922, married Betty (Bryna Mekel) on July 6, 1948 and immigrated to Wichita, Kansas the following year. They had two children, four grandsons, and three great-grandchildren.
Read Berel's full story here: http://jewishpartisans.org/bernardnovickbio.

On the eve of Leah Johnson's (z''l) 18th birthday, N***s invaded her hometown of Lida in Eastern Poland. Leah escaped fr...
08/11/2026

On the eve of Leah Johnson's (z''l) 18th birthday, N***s invaded her hometown of Lida in Eastern Poland. Leah escaped from the ghetto with her sister, brothers, and mother, eventually finding refuge with the famed Bielski Partisan Brigade. She spent the rest of the time as a member of the brigade where she met her husband Velvel “Wolf the Gunner” Yanson (z''l). Leah, her mother, and brothers survived the war, but sadly, her younger sister Sonia was killed while on a mission to gather medicine.
Born on the Shabbat following Tisha B'Av, Leah always celebrated on her Jewish birthday which fell during the week of Shabbat Nachamu.
Throughout her life, Leah regularly spoke to young people in Florida schools and youth groups. She inspired them to stand up and take action in the spirit of the Jewish partisans. Leah passed away in December 2019. May her memory be a blessing.
Read more of Leah's fascinating story and watch her interview here: https://www.jewishpartisans.org/partisans/leah-johnson and her blog at
www.jewishpartisans.org/leahjohnsonblog.

Back-to-school season is here, and it's the perfect time to start planning meaningful lessons for the year ahead.At the ...
08/10/2026

Back-to-school season is here, and it's the perfect time to start planning meaningful lessons for the year ahead.

At the Jewish Partisan Educational Foundation (JPEF), we offer a variety of free Holocaust education curricula designed to help teachers engage students with powerful stories of resistance, courage, and resilience. Whether you're introducing the Holocaust for the first time or expanding an existing unit, our ready-to-use resources can easily be incorporated into your lesson plans.

The preview below is from our Jewish Women in the Partisans curriculum, one of many educational resources available to educators at no cost.

Explore our full collection of free curricula and classroom materials here:
https://jewishpartisans.org/content/resist-curriculum?show_download_link=1

Willie Moll (Molczadski) (z"l) was born on August 8, 1930 in the city of Lida, Poland (current day Belarus). When the Ge...
08/07/2026

Willie Moll (Molczadski) (z"l) was born on August 8, 1930 in the city of Lida, Poland (current day Belarus). When the Germans invaded in June 1941, Lida was destroyed within a few short days. Anti-Jewish laws were enacted, and a ghetto was soon established.
On September 17, 1943, the ghetto was surrounded and liquidated. Willie, his sister, and aunt, along with the remaining Jews, were ordered to walk in columns of fifty to the train station. The train’s destination was Majdanek Concentration Camp. Willie made a daring escape and eventually joined the Bielski Brigade.
Read Willie’s remarkable story of resistance and resilience, newly published at: https://www.jewishpartisancommunity.org/part.../willie-moll/
Pictured: Willie Moll at the NYC premiere of Defiance in 2008. (Photo courtesy of Ed Zwick)

Disguised as N**i soldiers, Jewish partisan Joseph Greenblatt (z"l) and his comrades attacked German soldiers as they en...
08/05/2026

Disguised as N**i soldiers, Jewish partisan Joseph Greenblatt (z"l) and his comrades attacked German soldiers as they entered the Warsaw Ghetto. Throwing a Molotov cocktail into a tank, he destroyed it, killing its occupants.
Joe eventually escaped from the ghetto through the sewer system, emerging in the Gentile quarter. Hiding his identity with a Christian alias, Joe made contact with his old comrades and joined the Armia Krajowa (AK). For a while, he worked as a member of the Polish underground, raiding a German train depot and aiding in the assassination of a prominent SS official.
After the war, Joseph Greenblatt, born August 5, 1915, emigrated to Israel, where he fought in the Irgun under the leadership of Menachem Begin. Read more about Joseph, who passed away in March 2003: https://www.jewishpartisans.org/partisans/joseph-greenblatt

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